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What choice will you make?

July 24, 2020

The global pandemic we’ve all been living through for the past few months has presented and created multiple challenges that we never predicted. Who knew as we were ringing in […]

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COVID-19 conversations: Herd immunity versus vaccination

July 22, 2020 / By Precious Porter, RN, BSN

It has been 20 weeks since the World Health Organization declared the COVID-19 outbreak a pandemic on March 11, 2020. People have been getting a bit stir-crazy with the social […]

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The telemedicine wave: Good or bad?

July 20, 2020 / By L. Gordon Moore, MD

Telemedicine has exploded during the COVID-19 pandemic with expanded access guidelines from the CDC and others.[1]  How much of this is a good thing? Should we continue the new rules […]

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What my son’s broken arm taught me about a Boston hospital’s preparedness during COVID-19

July 17, 2020 / By Jean Jones, CPC

There are cartoons circulating online that show parents begging their children not to get hurt out of fear of going to the hospital. I thought they were funny and never […]

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AI Talk: Visual common sense

July 15, 2020 / By V. “Juggy” Jagannathan, PhD

This week’s AI Talk… We have all heard the phrase: “A picture is worth a thousand words.” I saw that literally come to life last week! The occasion was the […]

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Telehealth regulations: Beyond the public health emergency

July 13, 2020 / By Colleen Ejak, RHIA

Telemedicine is not new – it’s been around for about 40 years, according to the American Telemedicine Association, founded in 1993. Telemedicine, in a nutshell, is the use of technology […]

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AI Talk: NASA and telemedicine

July 10, 2020 / By V. “Juggy” Jagannathan, PhD

This week’s AI Talk… Recently, I attended the annual American Telehealth Association conference. If there is one thing I am happy about concerning the current health emergency, it is the […]

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Hope for stressed nurses and physicians: The science of design improves the experience of technology use

July 10, 2020 / By L. Gordon Moore, MD

Not just during the current COVID-19 pandemic, but for a long time, doctors and nurses have expressed concerns and frustration with the administrative work of clinical documentation. An article from […]

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What can we learn from baseball scoreboards to improve the revenue cycle?

July 8, 2020 / By Steve Austin

As a long-time product design and development professional, I am super excited to join the Inside Angle blogging team to explore topics around new  technology and automation in revenue cycle […]

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The value of encounters: It’s about time

July 6, 2020 / By Allison Morgan, MS, CPC

Time flies… 2021 is approaching quickly, bringing with it anticipated E/M changes. A primary focus of the upcoming changes is the element of time and its evolving role in CPT […]

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Bridging the health care inequality divide: Pandemic solutions

July 1, 2020 / By Melissa Clarke, MD

Today’s blog is co-authored by Angela Diop, ND, CHCIO, and Andrew Robie, MD, of Unity Health Care in Washington DC. Dr. Robie is Chief Medical Information Officer and a family […]

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The new triple threat: COVID-19, health disparities and high prices

June 29, 2020 / By Steve Delaronde

The intersection of a novel virus, health disparities across our communities and rising health care prices presents a formidable challenge to the U.S. health care system. COVID-19 is new, but […]