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By Marisa MacClary for For the Record The only way hospital clinical documentation improvement (CDI) and coding staff may compliantly clarify physician documentation for the purpose of accurate coding is to query the physician. The physician query process is essential…
By Alia Paavola for Becker’s Hospital Review Police are investigating Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital after a second woman was found dead in a hallway June 4, according to an NBC Bay Area report. The death comes one week after…
By Erica E. Remer, MD, FACEP, CCDS for ICD10 Monitor Some providers hesitate to use the word “abuse” preferring, instead, to use non-accidental trauma (NAT). Despite what revenue cycle may believe, clinical documentation is not solely for billing. One of…
By Kelly Gooch for Becker’s Hospital Review Hospitals have continued to see job growth in 2018, although that growth slowed in certain months. So far this year, hospitals added the most jobs in January and the least in May, according to…
By Gloryanne Bryant, RHIA, CDIP, CCS, CCDS, AHIMA-Approved ICD-10-CM/PCS Trainer for ICD10 Monitor Strive to achieve coding compliance that really works. I’m often asked about how one would or should strive for coding compliance and make it happen. The first…
By Jeff Legasse for Healthcare Finance News These days, Americans can manage many facets of their lives through the internet. But a new poll suggests many older adults still aren’t using online systems to communicate with doctors and other healthcare…
By The Medical Futurist Team for The Medical Futurist The medical community should not fall for the fearmongering around A.I. At the dawn of the Fourth Industrial Revolution, automation and digitization are turning the job market upside down. Many fear…
By Glenn Krauss, RHIA, BBA, CCS, CCS-P, CPUR, CCDS, C-CDI, PCS, FCS, C-CDAM for ICD10 Monitor CDI, when properly performed, supports the ancient physician oath, “First, do no harm.” Clinical Documentation Improvement Specialists(CDISs) play a vital role in the overall…
By Leo Vartorella for Becker’s Hospital Review Fortune released its 64th annual list of the 500 most profitable American companies May 21, with 40 healthcare companies making the cut. Companies are ranked in order of their total revenues in the…
By Terry Fletcher BS, CPC, CCC, CEMC, CCS, CCS-P, CMC, CMCSC, CMCS, ACS-CA, SCP-CA for ICD10 Monitor Is your Electronic Medical Record (EMR) system helping you pass an audit or hurting you? Editor’s Note: This is the third piece in…