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By Howard Rodenberg, MD, MPH, CCDS for ACDIS CDI Blog I know this will come as a shock to my many (two) readers, but I’m not quite as perfect as I make myself out to be. I, too, have character flaws. One is that I ask questions. A lot of questions. I do so in…
For Health Day FRIDAY, June 25, 2021 (HealthDay News) — Certain International Classification of Diseases (ICD), Tenth Revision (ICD-10) codes are recorded more frequently before the initial diagnosis in patients with multiple sclerosis (MS) compared with patients with other autoimmune diseases or individuals without these diseases, according to a study published in the June 15…
By Samantha Liss for Healthcare Dive More hospitals are likely to require employees receive a COVID-19 vaccine, experts said, to further protect the sick and vulnerable patients who rely on them for care. A Houston-area hospital captured headlines after taking a firm stance on requiring vaccines that prevent severe illness of the coronavirus, which has…
By Bill Siwicki for Healthcare IT News The National Academy of Medicine recently released a report urging everyone to have a primary care physician. The report went on to recommend that telehealth could have a role to play in this expansion of primary care. Dr. Josh Emdur is chief medical officer at SteadyMD, a virtual primary care…
By Hannah Mitchell for Becker’s Hospital Review Selected from a pool of 10,000 nominees, these four women are among the most inspiring, innovative and bold leaders nationwide, according to a recent Forbes ranking. Four women to know: Katalin Kariko, PhD. Age 66. Biochemist and Senior Vice President of BioNTech. Dr. Kariko came to the U.S. from Hungary…
For Healthcare IT News Leaders from Europe and the US convened to explore exciting leaps forward of AI in oncology at the HIMSS21 & Health 2.0 European Health Conference, though the panel highlighted key barriers to greater acceptance and adoption of AI into mainstream care. The ‘New Frontiers of AI and Data Analytics in Oncology’ session, moderated by Professor Karol…
By Howard Rodenberg, MD, MPH, CCDS for ACDIS CDI Blog One rarely thinks of CDI as having a moral dimension. But when we do think about it, we consider ourselves doing the “right thing” for patients to have their complexity of illness fully documented within the medical record. If we divorce ourselves from the financial…
By Gabrielle Masson for Becker’s Hospital Review Missouri has the highest seven-day COVID-19 case rates per 100,000 people as of June 22, according to the CDC. Below are five states with the highest and lowest seven-day case rates in the U.S., as of June 22. Five states with highest case rates Missouri: 78.1 cases per 100,000 people…
By Kathryn Fallah from ACDIS CDI Blog According to the World Health Organization , pneumonia is a form of an acute respiratory infection that inflames the lungs. When CDI professionals review the record and ensure that the documentation of pneumonia is accurate and complete, they can impact reimbursement, risk of mortality scores, and risk adjustment. There are…
By Kelly Gooch for Becker’s Hospital Review U.S. employers can legally require employees physically entering the workplace to receive a COVID-19 vaccine, according to updated guidelines from the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. An employer would not violate EEOC laws by implementing a mandate, if it complies with the reasonable accommodation provisions of the Americans with…