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Georgina Gonzalez for Becker’s Hospital Review Z codes, which are ICD-10-CM codes used to identify non-medical factors that may affect a patient’s health status, are a useful way to track social determinants of health and capture standardized data for Medicare…
By Kat Jercich for Healthcare IT News A study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association Network Open this week found an association with electronic health record usage patterns and physician turnover. But contrary to researchers’ hypothesis, their analysis found that…
By Jonathan Rubenstein, MD, Mark Painter for Urology Times New and updated codes encompass balloon continence devices, hypospadias Current Procedure Terminology (CPT) codes are continuously being updated. New and updated Category I and III codes will become active on January 1,…
By Katie Adams by Becker’s Hospital Review Americans between ages 25 and 34 are most likely to say they don’t always trust their healthcare provider to make the right decisions for them, according to research released by branding agency Monigle. In partnership…
By Kelly Sutton, RN, BSN, MHL, CCDS for ACDIS CDI Blog The transition into CDI from other avenues can be filled with overwhelming thoughts and emotions. In my experience as division educator, almost every CDI specialist will, at some point,…
By Hannah Mitchell for Becker’s Hospital Review Physicians are going beyond their job duties to get on TikTok to debunk COVID-19 misinformation, according to a Sept. 28 11 Alive report. TikTok is reaching 1 billion users each month, which can make disproving…
By Bill Siwicki for Healthcare IT News Although healthcare is squarely in the era of big data and data analytics, it remains difficult in clinical research to accurately identify patients with complex conditions like valvular heart disease through medical records.…
By Hannah Mitchell for Becker’s Hospital Review Hospitals are implementing several procedures to verify COVID-19 vaccine cards submitted by employees, as some employees have been linked to using fake cards to bypass vaccine mandates. Several employees at Newark, N.J.-based University…
By Marlene Goodwin-Esola, MSN, CV-BC, NE-BC for ACDIS CDI Blog When I first entered the CDI field, I received feedback from someone who left this specialty expressing that her reason for leaving was that CDI was “too sad.” Her rationale…
By Susan Morse for Healthcare News Higher expenses for labor, drugs and supplies as well as a continuation of delayed care during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic is projected to cost hospitals an estimated $54 billion in net income over the…