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June 12, 2019 / By L. Gordon Moore, MD
We’re living in a time of paradox in health care. With the increasing capacity to identify people at risk for bad outcomes, some are exploring fascinating innovations in healthcare delivery, […]
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June 10, 2019 / By Rey Johnson
More than a year after the first draft of the Trusted Exchange Framework and Common Agreement (TEFCA) was published, the Office of the National Coordinator (ONC) for Health Information Technology […]
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June 7, 2019 / By V. “Juggy” Jagannathan, PhD
This week’s AI Talk… Ghost work – book review I am frequently on Amazon buying some book or other and they know what I read! Their recommendation system came through […]
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June 7, 2019 / By Priscilla Knolle, MD
In my last blog titled “Developing a patient safety culture: What can we learn from other industries?”, I discussed the importance of healthcare safety. A culture of safety is essential […]
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June 5, 2019 / By Steve Delaronde
The proportion of overweight American adults remained consistent at about 1 in 3 since the 1960s. However, obesity rates have increased nearly three-fold from less than 15 percent in 1960 […]
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May 31, 2019 / By V. “Juggy” Jagannathan, PhD
This week’s AI Talk… Alexa, remote monitoring and virtual visits This Fortune article is about new trends in health care—remote monitoring and virtual visits. Alexa can now transmit patient data! […]
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May 31, 2019 / By Private: Katie Christensen
“During my years caring for patients, the most common pathology I saw was not heart disease or diabetes; it was loneliness … loneliness was often in the background of clinical […]
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May 29, 2019 / By Katie Patterson, CPC
From my previous blogs, you know that I am a huge proponent of computer-assisted coding (CAC). Some of the key goals of CAC utilization are increased productivity, maximizing reimbursement and […]
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May 24, 2019 / By V. “Juggy” Jagannathan, PhD
This week’s AI Talk… Lung cancer detection I saw this article in one of my usual haunts—MIT Technology Review! Using a corpus of CT Scans licensed from Northwestern, Google researcher […]
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May 24, 2019 / By Rebecca Caux-Harry
In March, the American Medical Association (AMA) published their CPT Editorial Summary of Panel Action February 2019. The summary warns that final CPT codes and descriptors are still in draft […]
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May 22, 2019 / By Michael Malohifo’ou, RN, MBA, PhD
Diagnostic exams are an important way for hospitals and health systems to capture more complete, longitudinal patient information. Complete coding of diagnostic exams supports population health management and HCC reporting. […]
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May 20, 2019 / By Barbara Aubry, RN
Oh great—more new modifiers! If you’re like me, I read my CMS updates and focus on what needs to be managed based on regulatory deadlines. Back in 2016, I read […]
