July 9, 2013 Rajiv Leventhal
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Computer-assisted coding (CAC)—when paired with a credentialed coder—can help with faster coding of inpatient records without any reduction in accuracy, according to a recent study conducted by the American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA) Foundation.
June 28, 2013 Rajiv Leventhal
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Although readmissions continue to be a significant concern for hospitals, a comprehensive transitional care service aims to tackle the issue by extending a hospital’s quality of care, increasing patient satisfaction, and reducing preventable readmissions for the critical first 30 days after discharge.
June 25, 2013 Jeff Smith, Director of Public Policy at CHIME
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This past week was all about ICD-10. HHS is resolved to keep the current deadline and the American Medical Association (AMA) is keeping to its “Stop the implementation of ICD-10” mantra. “There are no plans for any more extensions,” ONC chief Farzad Mostashari, M.D. told attendees at the HIMSS ICD-10 Forum.
June 21, 2013 Rajiv Leventhal
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The University of California, Davis Health System will become the first academic health system in the country to incorporate sexual orientation and gender identity as standard demographic elements within the electronic health records (EHRs) for its patients, according to UC Davis officials.
June 18, 2013 Rajiv Leventhal
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Robert Kolodgy, senior vice president, finance, and CFO for Blue Cross Blue Shield Association (BCBSA), spoke in front of a large crowd on June 17 at the Healthcare Financial Management Association's (HFMA) annual conference in Orlando, Fla., highlighting promising models of payer-provider collaboration and describing how business models will need to evolve on both the payer and provider sides.
June 18, 2013 Rajiv Leventhal
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At the Healthcare Financial Management Association's (HFMA) annual conference in Orlando, Fla., a case study of CareMore showed that a commitment to patient-centered care and adoption of full risk resulted in dramatically improved health status for chronically ill patients, significantly reduced the cost of patient care, and dramatically improved the financial bottom line.
June 13, 2013 Mark Hagland
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Research released on June 13 by the Medical Group Management Association (MGMA) suggests that overall readiness of healthcare providers to meet the Oct. 1, 2014 compliance date for the transition to the ICD-10 coding system continues to lag. The greatest concern, when it comes to physician groups, the research found, is the lack of communication and critical coordination between physician practices and their essential trading partners, including claims clearinghouses, EHR vendors and practice management system vendors, regarding software updates and testing.
June 3, 2013 Rajiv Leventhal
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Most of the nation’s 4,000-plus hospitals have only just begun ICD-10 implementation efforts, according to a survey by the American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA), which was published in the June edition of the Journal of AHIMA.
June 1, 2013 Mark Hagland
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Wesley Valdes, D.O., telehealth services director at Intermountain Healthcare, sees the future of telehealth; and what he sees is that it’s all about determining what the process-related obstacles are to improving the quality and efficiency of care delivery, and then developing technology solutions to resolve those obstacles, rather than focusing on existing technology solutions.
May 31, 2013 Mark Hagland
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In late April, JAMIA, the Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association, published online an article titled “Electronic medical records and the transgender patient: recommendations from the World Professional Association for Transgender Health EMR Working Group.” The article represents the tip of the spear in efforts to modify EHRs in order to meet the special needs of transgendered patients.
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