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April 1, 2020 / By Pam Banning
Unprecedented times call for unprecedented measures. Most In Vitro Diagnostic (IVD) manufacturers that can adapt their instrumentation to SARS-CoV-2 testing are doing so. Since the FDA started authorizing Emergency Use […]
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March 30, 2020 / By Cheryl Manchenton, RN
Like many of you, I am bunkered down at home with my family. Normally I try to fill my blogs with a bit of humor but instead, like others, I […]
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March 27, 2020 / By V. “Juggy” Jagannathan, PhD
This week’s AI Talk… New Normal – Clinician response to Covid-19 I saw this commentary by Dr. Thomas Lee on NEJM Catalyst. He gives his perspective on the virus as […]
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March 27, 2020 / By L. Gordon Moore, MD
During a pandemic, healthcare information is gathered, studied, and published rapidly by scientists, epidemiologists and public health experts without the usual processes of review. Our understanding is rapidly evolving and […]
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March 25, 2020 / By Barbara Aubry, RN
My blog posts discuss healthcare compliance issues and normally I focus on CMS, OIG, audits, coding and rules. But at this unusual time, I’m finding it challenging to focus on […]
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March 23, 2020 / By Steve Delaronde
The extent and impact of the COVID-19 pandemic is still emerging. Lack of experience with a novel virus is challenging governments, public health systems, and individuals worldwide. We have a […]
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March 20, 2020 / By V. “Juggy” Jagannathan, PhD
This week’s AI Talk… COVID-19 and Telehealth Telehealth has been knocking at our doors for almost a decade. Now, it looks like the COVID-19 pandemic is the tipping point making […]
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March 18, 2020 / By Rhonda Butler
March 23 update: CMS has posted a one-page summary document outlining the ICD-10 MS-DRG code assignment and definitions for the new COVID-19 code, effective for discharges on or after April 1, […]
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March 13, 2020 / By V. “Juggy” Jagannathan, PhD
This week’s AI Talk… Predicting COVID-19 structure I came across this effort on the DeepMind website. DeepMind researchers have been working on predicting protein structures—dubbed the “protein folding problem”—for a […]
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March 11, 2020 / By Audrey Howard, RHIA
This blog was posted March 11, 2020. Read the latest coding guidance here. I have received many questions regarding the coding of COVID-19 and other coronavirus types since the publication […]
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March 9, 2020 / By Felisha Bochantin
Illnesses do not discriminate by country, region or origin and the delivery of medicine remains universal. Illness are found everywhere around the globe; it only stands to reason that providers […]
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March 6, 2020 / By Jean Jones, CPC
My grandma was a nurse in the operating room for over 50 years. Her nickname was “TURP Queen.” Back in those days, if you had a steady and exacting hand, […]
