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Nov. 20, 2020 / By V. “Juggy” Jagannathan, PhD
As the number of cases of COVID-19 surge, it is easy to get lost in the negative aspects of the pandemic. This week, I am focusing on three stories that […]
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Oct. 19, 2020 / By Katie Patterson, CPC
Pre-COVID-19, telemedicine was thought by many to be an option of convenience. COVID-19 has made it our main line of communication with physicians. Experts predict there will be more than […]
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Sept. 23, 2020 / By Jean Jones, CPC
I recently wrote a blog about taking my son to the emergency room in the midst of a pandemic. A comment was posted on my blog about one person’s experience […]
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Sept. 21, 2020 / By Garri Garrison, Kelli Christman
I sat down with Garri Garrison, Division Vice President of 3M Health Information Systems, to talk about COVID-19, the impact it has had on the health care industry and examples […]
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Aug. 28, 2020 / By L. Gordon Moore, MD
Telemedicine has been around for a long time. “In 1906, the inventor of the electrocardiogram published a paper on the telecardiogram. Since the 1920s, the radio has been used to […]
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July 20, 2020 / By L. Gordon Moore, MD
Telemedicine has exploded during the COVID-19 pandemic with expanded access guidelines from the CDC and others.[1] How much of this is a good thing? Should we continue the new rules […]
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July 13, 2020 / By Colleen Ejak, RHIA
Telemedicine is not new – it’s been around for about 40 years, according to the American Telemedicine Association, founded in 1993. Telemedicine, in a nutshell, is the use of technology […]
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July 6, 2020 / By Allison Morgan, MS, CPC
Time flies… 2021 is approaching quickly, bringing with it anticipated E/M changes. A primary focus of the upcoming changes is the element of time and its evolving role in CPT […]
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July 1, 2020 / By Melissa Clarke, MD
Today’s blog is co-authored by Angela Diop, ND, CHCIO, and Andrew Robie, MD, of Unity Health Care in Washington DC. Dr. Robie is Chief Medical Information Officer and a family […]
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June 12, 2020 / By V. “Juggy” Jagannathan, PhD
No specific theme this week on AI Talk. Just a collection of interesting stories! New Tele-Critical-Care model proposed I came across a new proposal published in the Telemedicine and e-Health […]
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May 27, 2020 / By Pamela Ewing, CPC
In early 2019, before the COVID-19 pandemic was etched into the fabric of our daily lives, CMS developed two new HCPCS codes: G2010 and G2012. These codes were developed for […]
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May 22, 2020 / By Barbara Aubry, RN
Last time I blogged, I had hoped that by the deadline for my next blog we would have some more effective forms of treatment for COVID-19 or better containment and […]
