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By Mackenzie Bean for Becker’s Hospital Review The care bundle CMS implemented in 2015 to improve outcomes for sepsis patients did not lead to significant improvements at Pittsburgh-based UPMC, according to a Annals of Internal Medicine. Researchers at the University of…
By Cynthia Raymond, RN, MSN, CPC, COC, CCDS, ACM-RN for ACDIS CDI Blog CDI specialist’s work can often be tapered down to two categories of work. One category is concurrent stay reviews where CDI makes efforts to ensure that the…
By Maia Anderson for Becker’s Hospital Review Both CVS and Walgreens are now offering COVID-19 tests over-the-counter. CVS said April 19 it is offering three types of tests in stores and online — the Ellume COVID-19 home test, Abbott’s BinaxNOW COVID-19 antigen…
CINCINNATI, OH – March 23rd, 2021 – Dolbey, a provider of cloud-based speech recognition, today announced a partnership with athenahealth, Inc. through the company’s Marketplace program. As part of the athenahealth® Marketplace, this newly integrated application is now available to…
By Shalini Sahai for For the Record What better time in history to challenge the medical community to find better ways to manage life-threatening diseases than during a pandemic? My recent work in this area focuses on leveraging artificial intelligence…
By Hannah Mitchell for Becker’s Hospital Review Artificial intelligence‘s role in healthcare is growing and has the potential to mitigate common difficulties in the industry. The following artificial intelligence articles were published by Becker’s Hospital Review this week: AI can use wireless…
By Jackie Drees for Becker’s Hospital Review While there is substantial variation in time spent on the EHR based on physician specialty, physicians practicing gastroenterology and internal medicine are most active in the electronic systems, according to an April 5…
By Todd Shryock for Medical Economics COVID-19 has had far-ranging consequences for medical practices, especially on finances. With patient volumes in flux, it’s important to understand how revenue cycle management has changed due to the pandemic and what adjustments need…
By Kathryn Fallah and Karla Accorto for ACDIS CDI Blog CDI is a mix of three categories blended into one, according to Dawn Valdez, RN, LNC, CCDS, CDIP, CDI education specialist with ACDIS in Middleton, Massachusetts. These three categories are: Legal Coding/billing…
By Elizabeth S. Goar for Becker’s Hospital Review When it comes to emergency department activities, documentation doesn’t jump immediately to mind. Far from it, in fact, but that doesn’t mean it’s not vital to an organization’s financial well-being. With emergency…