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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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 […]