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Oct. 14, 2019 / By L. Gordon Moore, MD
Dr. Paul Gordon rode a bicycle across the U.S. in 2016 asking people their thoughts on the Affordable Care Act. It was a true listening tour and he was not […]
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Oct. 11, 2019 / By V. “Juggy” Jagannathan, PhD
This week’s AI Talk… Rebooting AI: Building Artificial Intelligence We Can Trust – Gary Marcus & Ernest Davis The emperor has no clothes—at least that is the allegorical message conveyed […]
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Oct. 11, 2019 / By Octavian Weiser, MD
Since the introduction of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), handling and exchanging documents with personal and sensitive health data in a responsible way has become even more critical. Due […]
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Oct. 9, 2019 / By Rebecca Caux-Harry
There are four valves in the heart that separate either the heart chambers from each other, or separate blood flow from heart blood flow. They are, in the left heart, […]
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Oct. 7, 2019 / By Cheryl Manchenton, RN
As I mentioned in my previous blogs, the sign of the times in health care can often be reflected in the proposed (and confirmed) new electronic Clinical Quality Measures (eCQMs). […]
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Oct. 4, 2019 / By Cecilia Charles, RHIA
The summer months have passed us by and autumn is here which means flu and cold season is upon us. But wait, we are just beginning to heal from the […]
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Oct. 2, 2019 / By Barbara Aubry, RN
This has been in the works for a while: On July 26, 2019 CMS released CR Transmittal R2323OTN, Med Learn Matters number 11268 to take effect January 1, 2020 with […]
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Sept. 30, 2019 / By V. “Juggy” Jagannathan, PhD
This week’s AI Talk… Future of wearables A recent paper published in the American Society of Clinical Oncology gave a good summary of the role of wearable technologies in health care. […]
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Sept. 27, 2019 / By Pamela Ewing, CPC
As kids begin the new school year, they are happy to see friends they missed over the summer. But some friends aren’t able to come back to school because of […]
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Sept. 25, 2019 / By Steve Delaronde
Does a patient prioritize convenience, cost or quality when it comes to taking care of his or her health? Do patients approach different conditions the same way—a sprained ankle, back […]
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Sept. 23, 2019 / By Gretchen Mills
MedPAC, the advisory commission to Congress for Medicare, presented its evaluation of the Medicare Hospital Readmission Reduction Program (HRRP) at the September meeting. The HRRP was enacted in 2010. In […]
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Sept. 20, 2019 / By V. “Juggy” Jagannathan, PhD
This week’s AI Talk… California Consumer Protection Act (CCPA) Last week, Fortune had an in-depth article on a new piece of consumer protection legislation that will become law January 1, […]
