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By Meg Bryant for Healthcare Dive Brief: Physicians unhappy with an EHR system could pass that sentiment on to their patients — in the form of lower patient satisfaction scores. That’s according to a new study in the Journal of…
By Kelly Gooch for Becker’s Hospital Review Healthcare jobs are expected to grow significantly faster than the rest of the economy over the next decade, according to an analysis of Bureau of Labor Statistics data. For the analysis, researchers with…
By Terry Fletcher BS, CPC, CCC, CEMC, CCS, CCS-P, CMC, CMCSC, CMCS, ACS-CA, SCP-CA for ICD10 Monitor Physician documentation issues during an audit go beyond CDI. The issues are the chief complaint and HPI. Editor’s Note: This is the second piece in…
By Ayla Ellison for Becker’s Hospital Review Warrants released May 7 allege a South Carolina physician was under the influence of alcohol when he shot an orthopedic salesman in October 2017, according to The State. Adam Lazzarini, MD, is charged with…
By John Gregory for HealthExec The Commonwealth Fund’s 2018 scorecard on state health system performance saw the five highest-ranked states maintain their exact rankings from the last report, with Hawaii again claiming the No. 1 spot. The most striking finding…
By Mike Miliard for Healthcare IT News More than three-quarters of the hospitals surveyed for a new HIMSS Analytics study said that denials are the biggest challenge they face with revenue cycle management. One reason for that could be their…
By Alyssa Rege for Becker’s Hospital Review Time released its annual “100 Most Influential People of 2018” April 19, and four healthcare individuals made the cut. The annual list features influential individuals from various fields, including figures in the entertainment industry,…
By Kristi Pollard, RHIT, CCS, CPC, CIRCC, AHIMA-Approved ICD-10-CM/PCS Trainer for ICD10 Monitor Ten strategies for avoiding burnout are provided by the author. On any given day, if you walked into my home office, you might think you were in a…
Article by Susan Richards Morgan, CCS, CPHQ, CPC, CDEO, CRC, CPMA, CEMC, CPC-I. This article was originally published on the A Journal of AHIMA Blog on April 25, 2018 and is republished here with permission. Currently, most clinical documentation improvement (CDI) programs have…
By Beth Jones Sanborn for Healthcare Finance News While the healthcare industry has been much-lauded for continued job growth, adding jobs on a consistent basis, experts say that economic boost may be a double-edged sword, bolstering one of the most…