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Sept. 20, 2019 / By Kimberly Lodge, RHIT, CCS
As flu season approaches, I have been looking for steps I can take to help build my immune system. Some of the advice I found is common sense, but many […]
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Sept. 18, 2019 / By Rhonda Butler
Classification systems like ICD-10-CM and ICD-10-PCS are all about trade-offs—balancing the ongoing need for new levels of detail with the increasing complexity of the classification. PCS has its own unique […]
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Sept. 16, 2019 / By Cheryl Manchenton, RN
As I mentioned in my previous blog, 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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Sept. 13, 2019 / By V. “Juggy” Jagannathan, PhD
This week’s AI Talk… App economy and privacy The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is working on legislation which will require health systems to share information with patients […]
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Sept. 13, 2019 / By Pam Banning
September 13 is World Sepsis Day and the whole month of September is filled with campaigns designed to help both the public and healthcare facilities recognize sepsis symptoms and seek […]
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Sept. 11, 2019 / By Rhonda Butler
Way back in the early days of ICD-10-PCS development, “root operation” was defined as “the objective of the procedure.” As definitions go, “the objective of the procedure” is about a […]
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Sept. 9, 2019 / By Cheryl Manchenton, RN
I have to confess I am starting to show my age. When someone mentions sign of the times, I think of Petula Clark Sign of the times, not the Harry […]
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Sept. 6, 2019 / By V. “Juggy” Jagannathan, PhD
Emotional AI Fortune featured an interesting video interview this week with the CEO of Affectiva, Rana el Kaliouby. Affectiva is a spin-off from MIT Media Lab. What does the company […]
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Sept. 6, 2019 / By Barbara Aubry, RN
In case you missed the release of the Medicare Learning Network (MLN) Matters article SE19012 on June 27, 2019, I wanted to share some insights for all the compliance folks […]
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Sept. 4, 2019 / By Precious Porter, RN, BSN
Have you ever come home after a long day’s work and after looking in the refrigerator and pantry wondered, “What should I make for dinner?” I have done that quite […]
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Aug. 28, 2019 / By L. Gordon Moore, MD
A 55-year-old male is admitted to the hospital for an exacerbation of their chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). An 8-year-old child visits an emergency department with an asthma exacerbation. A […]
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Aug. 26, 2019 / By Samuel Young, MD
In my previous blog, “Demystifying Medicare Risk Adjustment,” I introduced the model that the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) uses to predict future Medicare Advantage health expenditures—the CMS-HCC […]
