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June 7, 2023 / By Chana Feinberg, RHIA
I had the pleasure of participating in a panel discussion with the ACDIS Leadership Council on April 14, 2023. The topic of discussion was, “Optimized Comprehensive CDI Programs.” A nationwide […]
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Feb. 15, 2023 / By TaraJo Gillerlain
Have you ever noticed how fashion trends make their way back around every few decades? The same thing happens with health care hot topics. Recently the topic of length of […]
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Feb. 8, 2023 / By Jason Burke, Julie Salomon, BSN, RN
Health care has long been focused on delivering quality clinical care that results in positive patient outcomes. Unfortunately, clinical excellence is not always accurately captured in quality ratings and rankings […]
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July 8, 2022 / By V. “Juggy” Jagannathan, PhD
In this week’s blog, I explore the rationale behind using artificial intelligence (AI) that combines clinical knowledge and deep neural models in deploying health care solutions. Balancing knowledge and neural […]
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Nov. 4, 2021 / By Paul Whitaker, Kelli Christman
I sat down with the 3M Health Information Systems VP of CDI Paul Whitaker to talk about his unique background that led him to 3M HIS, how the pandemic has […]
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April 30, 2021 / By Chris Berg, RHIA
Hierarchical Condition Categories (HCCs) have been used in the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) risk adjustment payment model since 2004. That’s 17 years! More and more HIM professionals […]
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Aug. 3, 2020 / By Audrey Howard, RHIA, Beth Wolf, MD, Julie Salomon, BSN, RN, Sue Belley, RHIA
By now you are probably aware that the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) issued 12 new ICD-10-PCS procedure codes on July 30 for treatment of patients with COVID-19, […]
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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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May 4, 2020 / By Julie Salomon, BSN, RN
The healthcare landscape has changed drastically over the last few months. How should a Clinical Documentation Specialist (CDS) carry on while physicians are on the battlefield fighting an invisible, unpredictable […]