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Naomi Diaz for Becker’s Hospital Review The CIO role has shifted; once a leader in tech, CIOs are now a member of the executive team, with increasing responsibility revolving around consumer experience, digitalization, technology, marketing and innovation. Those leaders once labeled as IT implementation and management are stepping out into more strategic positions. Here, four…
From For the Record Magazine athenahealth, Inc, a provider of network-enabled software and services for medical groups and health systems nationwide, announced research insights that show significant differences in both patient interaction and appointment documentation practices between female and male clinicians. Female clinicians across specialties and clinical roles see fewer patients per week and spend…
Alia Paavola for Becker’s Hospital Review Ten hospitals and health systems recently posted job listings seeking revenue cycle management expertise. Note: This is not an exhaustive list. Job listings were compiled from job-seeking websites. Banner Health (Phoenix) seeks a coding denials management specialist in Mesa, Ariz. Duke University Health System (Durham, N.C.) seeks a patient revenue manager. HCA Healthcare…
By Kat Jercich for Healthcare IT News Sepsis, the body’s damaging over-response to an infection, affects at least 1.7 million adults in the United States every year. Early treatment is key to staying ahead of the condition, which can be life-threatening. But sometimes the clinical signs can be hard to spot – making artificial intelligence tools particularly…
By Jeff Lagasse for Healthcare Finance News After a rough end to 2021 in terms of job losses, healthcare appears to be on the rebound – for now. The latest jobs report from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics showed hospitals gaining jobs in January, though the industry is still below the levels seen before…
By Laura Dyrda for Becker’s Hospital Review Physicians are essential to the healthcare system. They treat patients, perform surgery, write prescriptions and conduct research advancing the field. But their opinions carry less weight on Capitol Hill than in the operating room. Health policy is shaped by legislators and influenced by lobbyists representing drug companies, medtech,…
By Bill Siwicki for Healthcare IT News The healthcare industry is emerging from the COVID-19 pandemic into a world that demands health equity. In times of major transition – enabled by the onset of leapfrogging technologies and/or seismic shifts in culture – information is vital to re-establish and reinvent best practices. But data alone does…
By Alia Paavola for Becker’s Hospital Review CMS released its Medicare payment codes for administering an antibody treatment found effective against the COVID-19 omicron variant. The payment codes, effective Feb. 11, are for bebtelovimab. The drug was authorized last week by the FDA to treat patients who are at high risk for progression to severe…
By Kelly Gooch for Becker’s Hospital Review Rochester, Minn.-based Mayo Clinic, Cleveland Clinic and Boston-based Massachusetts General Hospital were named the top three hospitals in the world in 2022 by Newsweek. For its fourth annual ranking, the magazine, in collaboration with consumer research company Statista, ranked hospitals in 27 countries. The ranking, published March 2,…
By Rebecca Pifer for Healthcare Dive Dive Brief: Over the pandemic, many patients have avoided going to the hospital unless absolutely necessary, citing fears of contracting COVID-19. But a new study suggests those fears may have been overblown. Rates of acquiring COVID-19 during a hospital stay are low, with only about 1.8% of patients contracting…