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Agile CDI teams: A case study of one health system’s success

Nov. 16, 2020 / By Steve Austin

In previous posts, I’ve hinted that agile thinking and behaviors are not just for software developers. In this post, I will provide an example of how agile can apply to […]

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AI Talk: Cough screening, monitoring behavior and mobility data

Nov. 13, 2020 / By V. “Juggy” Jagannathan, PhD

This week’s blog focuses on COVID-19, highlighting stories that shed light on how AI is helping folks deal with the pandemic. COVID-19 Cough Sensor A team at MIT has developed […]

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Focus on E/M services: MDM second element

Nov. 13, 2020 / By Colleen Ejak, RHIA

I have been anxiously waiting for my 2021 CPT book to arrive and it finally did last Friday!  Since attending the American Medical Association’s CPT Symposium last November and having […]

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It’s about the employer insurance market: 5 ways to lower health care costs for the majority of Americans

Nov. 11, 2020 / By Matt Gallivan

Political leaders have spent the last decade furiously debating the future of the health care system, while ignoring the elephant in the room: the employer insurance market. The U.S. population […]

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How to achieve sprint-thinking in project management

Nov. 9, 2020 / By Steve Austin

To achieve great things, two things are needed: a plan and not quite enough time – Leonard Bernstein One of the essential behaviors of high performing agile teams is framing […]

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AI Talk: Strategic Plan and fancy cart

Nov. 6, 2020 / By V. “Juggy” Jagannathan, PhD

This week’s AI Talk… Federal Health IT Strategic Plan The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) published their latest five-year strategic plan for the 2020-2025 period. I’ve reviewed […]

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Focus on E/M services: MDM first element

Nov. 6, 2020 / By Rebecca Caux-Harry

In this next blog post in our blog series focused on the new E/M guidelines, I’m going to focus on Medical Decision Making (MDM), which along with Time, is a […]

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Health care, health equity and social determinants of health

Nov. 2, 2020 / By Private: Katie Christensen

Social determinants of health. If we didn’t know the phrase before the COVID-19 pandemic, we have probably heard it by now. It refers to underlying factors that indirectly explain 90 […]

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AI Talk: Recommender systems

Oct. 30, 2020 / By V. “Juggy” Jagannathan, PhD

This week’s AI Talk… My friend sent me an article a few weeks ago on how Spotify recommends music to its listeners. It was an excellent article and it got […]

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The Women in AMIA Leadership Program: That’s a wrap!

Oct. 30, 2020 / By Rachael Howe, RN, MS, Tiffany Harman, RN, BSN

The American Medical Informatics Association (AMIA) inaugural Women in AMIA (WIA) Leadership Program has completed its first year! We are honored to be in the inaugural group and have written […]

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Medical debt: Addressing a problem that shouldn’t exist

Oct. 28, 2020 / By Steve Delaronde

High-income countries can offer state-of-the-art medical technology, but treatment can be expensive. The patient’s contribution to the cost of medical treatment can quickly outpace their ability to pay, particularly in […]

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Is your practice ready for 2021 E/M changes? Preparation tips

Oct. 26, 2020 / By Danielle Pavloski

We are only a few months away from the new Evaluation and Management (E/M) changes being implemented. The American Medical Association (AMA) officially released the new E/M guidelines and changes […]