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Tag: COVID-19

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AI Talk: Testing and tennis

May 15, 2020 / By V. “Juggy” Jagannathan, PhD

This week’s AI Talk… COVID-19 diagnostic testing approaches One of the continuing issues related to the current pandemic crisis is the availability of testing and confusing media coverage about the […]

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Cytokines: Friend or foe?

May 11, 2020 / By Cheryl Manchenton, RN

I hope this blog finds you and your loved ones safe and well. One of the most frustrating aspects of the COVID-19 pandemic is dealing with the unknown. Our understanding […]

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AI Talk: Drug discovery in the age of COVID-19

May 8, 2020 / By V. “Juggy” Jagannathan, PhD

This week, I am focusing on the topic of drug discovery. It’s clear that COVID-19, has unleashed the collective intellectual might of the whole world to find a cure. When […]

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COVID-19: When sheltering at home isn’t safe

May 6, 2020 / By Karla VonEschen, MS, CPC, CPMA

At this point in the fight to prevent the spread of COVID-19, most states have encouraged people to stay home and, in some cases, mandated sheltering in place. It’s understandable […]

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Clinical documentation integrity in the time of COVID-19

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 […]

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AI Talk: Post-pandemic prognostications

May 1, 2020 / By V. “Juggy” Jagannathan, PhD

This week’s AI Talk… As we weather the ravages of the current pandemic, we see several states slowly opening back up. What are the short-term and long-term implications of this […]

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Inequality as a risk factor for COVID-19

April 29, 2020 / By Melissa Clarke, MD

Anyone can get infected with SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19. However, early data from China, available since February, revealed that COVID-19 hospitalizations and deaths predominate for certain groups [i]. […]

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Leveraging COVID-19 value sets to ensure comprehensive data collection

April 28, 2020 / By Dannie Greenlee, RN, Sarah Sontum, RN

We know the importance of quick and accurate COVID-19 testing, but do we know when to get tested or even when to seek medical attention? Physicians also need to know […]

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The basics of COVID-19 testing and associated codes

April 27, 2020 / By Bobbie Starkey, Colleen Ejak, RHIA

Testing for COVID-19 continues to be a major concern in the fight to bring the virus under control. Today we are going to talk about the CPT and HCPCS codes […]

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Polish health reforms: A bandage on a broken leg

April 24, 2020 / By Felisha Bochantin

Prior to the COVID-19 outbreak, Poland was already struggling with an inefficient and often underfunded healthcare system. A country of 39 million people, Poland operates with the lowest ratio of […]

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Remote patient monitoring in the time of COVID-19

April 24, 2020 / By Victoria Sharp, MD, MBA

I find myself worrying about the health of my family, friends and work colleagues in this time of COVID-19. We are social distancing and some states are in lockdown mode. […]

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A prioritization model for COVID-19

April 22, 2020 / By L. Gordon Moore, MD

How might a health ministry, insurer, or health system use existing health information to inform a data-driven prioritization model in response to COVID-19? In the movie Contagion, countries distributed the […]