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By Brian Zimmerman for Becker’s Hospital Review Healthgrades named the 250 recipients of its 2018 Distinguished Hospital Award for Clinical Excellence Jan. 23. Hospitals recognized with this award performed among the top 5 percent in the nation for at least 21 of 32 inpatient conditions and procedures analyzed by Healthgrades. “Consumers should prioritize hospitals and…
By Jessica Davis for Healthcare IT News Women innovators from CMS, NASA, IBM Global Healthcare, Cleveland Clinic and Health 2.0 — among a long list of others — will share insights from interoperability to patient engagement at the annual health IT conference in Las Vegas. This year’s CES Conference, one of the biggest technology conferences…
By Steve Kraus for CNBC Apple made a big splash in health care circles this past week when it announced that the company is entering the personal health record space with Apple Health, a new feature that will interface with electronic health records at a dozen hospitals. For the past two years, Apple has been…
By Deborah Grider, CPC, CPC-H, CPC-I, CPC-P, CPMA, CEMC, CCS-P, CDIP, Certified Clinical Documentation Improvement Practitioner for ICD10 Monitor Questions abound when reporting critical care services. Reporting Adult Critical care can be complicated. It is not only the coding but the rules and that go along with critical care. Many questions come up when reporting…
KLAS Research is a healthcare information technology data and insights company providing the industry with accurate, honest and impartial research on the software and services used by providers and payers worldwide. Every year, KLAS collects evaluations from healthcare providers to rank vendors across several categories. This year, Dolbey is honored to announce that KLAS has…
Three questions to consider when evaluating a clinical documentation improvement program. By Lisa A. Eramo, MA for For the Record Review the record. Query the physician. Obtain the diagnosis. Repeat. Does this clinical documentation improvement (CDI) workflow sound familiar? Productivity is the hallmark of a good program. Or is it? On the surface, CDI specialists…
By Laura Dyrda for Becker’s ASC Review Professional coders are more likely to see compensation increases when they achieve higher credentials, and the percent increase in year-over-year compensation is higher for the most-credentialed individuals, according to the AAPC 2016 Salary Survey. The survey was completed by 9.2 percent of AAPC membership, and 2.2 percent hold…
For HIM and CDI professionals, 2018 looks to offer a gift of the tremendous opportunity for success. By Bonnie S. Cassidy, MPA, RHIA, FAHIMA, FHIMSS for ICD10 Monitor For movie buffs, the film Darkest Hour offers a tremendous view into the early days of World War II, when the fate of Western Europe hangs on…
By Meg Bryant for Healthcare Dive December is a time to reflect on the coming new year and make resolutions for the coming year to enact change. For the federal government, the repeal of net neutrality rules by the Federal Communications Commission was one decision that will continue to create aftershocks in 2018. Net neutrality…
New research finds patients could benefit if they are invited to co-produce medical notes with doctors rather than simply reading them. By Jeff Lagasse for Healthcare IT News Encouraging patients to help write and add notes to their personal medical charts — a task typically handled only by medical professionals — may help patients feel…