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Bill Siwicki for Healthcare IT News Macon Community Hospital is a 25-bed critical access hospital in rural Tennessee that was seeking to implement a Cerner electronic health record. THE PROBLEM Knowing the intense challenges rural hospitals across the country are…
Anuja Vaidya for Becker’s Hospital Review Boise, Idaho, and Denver are among the U.S. cities with the best potential for recovery from the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, while Detroit and Los Angeles are among the cities that will struggle…
By Mark Wilson for Fast Company As the U.S. healthcare system has been battling shortages of surgical masks, N95 respirators, and face shields, one lingering question has remained: Does all this PPE actually prevent someone from contracting COVID-19? Especially someone…
Scott Becker for Becker’s Hospital Review During a recent webinar, five panelists shared their strategies for staying motivated during the pandemic. The panelist were Samiksha Gupta, incoming management consultant for KPMG; Lourdes Paredes, managing director and wealth management chief anti-money…
The American Hospital Association’ Central Office on ICD-10-CM/PCS and American Health Information Management Association answer commonly asked questions about ICD-10-CM coding for COVID-19. Click the link to see their answers:
By Jackie Drees for Becker’s Hospital Review Northwell Health unveiled a mega board “Hope Tracker” outside Madison Square Garden in New York City this week to display the increasing number of COVID-19 patients who have recovered from the virus. The digital mega…
By Alba Kuqi, MD, CICA, CCS, CDIP, CCDS, CRCR, CSMC for ACDIS CDI Blog Codes for symptoms, signs, and ill-defined conditions from Chapter 18 of the ICD-10-CM coding manual cannot be used as principal diagnosis or reasons for outpatient encounters…
By Mackenzie Bean for Becker’s Hospital Review Some health experts are concerned “quarantine fatigue” is setting in for Americans, as cellphone data shows more people are traveling for the first time since shelter-in-place orders took effect in mid-March, reports The Washington…
By Bill Siwicki for HealthcareIT News Staffed with more than 40 providers and serving more than 700 patients daily, the Houston ENT & Allergy Clinic is one of the country’s top ear, nose and throat clinics. The main goal of…
By Mike Miliard for HealthcareIT News The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has temporarily suspended several regulations to enable hospitals, clinics and other providers to boost their front-line medical staff during the coronavirus pandemic. The CMS changes reduce certification…