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By Mackenzie Bean for Becker’s Hospital Review Critical care physicians have the highest rates of burnout among all physician specialties, according to a new survey from Medscape. For the report, Medscape surveyed 12,339 physicians in more than 29 specialties from Aug. 30 to Nov. 5, 2020. Across all specialties, 42 percent of physicians reported burnout, the same…
Katie Adams for Becker’s Hospital Review The American Medical Association on Jan. 19 published three Current Procedural Terminology codes for the COVID-19 vaccine being developed by Johnson & Johnson. The codes allow for better tracking and data reporting by distinguishing the vaccine from others. The AMA published the new CPT codes so that electronic systems throughout the…
By George Redd-Hachey, MSML, CCS, CCDS, CHDA, CHPS for The Journal of AHIMA Located in southwest Florida, Sarasota Memorial Health Care System (SMH) includes an 839-bed teaching hospital, level II trauma center, rehabilitation pavilion, and behavioral health center. Additional facilities include a free-standing emergency center and six urgent care centers. A 120-bed hospital under construction…
Kat Jercich for Healthcare IT News By using patient age, sex and daily clinical state, the machine learning model also predicts the probability of in-hospital mortality. A group of Israeli scientists published a paper in the Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association this week showcasing how a machine learning model can predict the illness…
By Selena Chavis for For the Record It wasn’t that long ago that documentation integrity processes were heavily defined by the work of transcriptionists. Following widespread adoption of EHRs and advances in speech recognition technology, the landscape of health care documentation has shifted dramatically in recent years—and this momentum continues today. In tandem with the…
By Eric Oliver for Becker’s Hospital Review With the new calendar year, several CMS changes took effect, with more on the way. Here’s a roundup of changes CMS made or will make in 2021: Removed 298 musculoskeletal-related services. By 2024, all 1,700 procedures on the inpatient-only list will be phased out, and will be allowed…
By Reenita Das for Healthcare IT The year 2020 has been a year unlike any other year in our history. It has impacted the fabric of our society and life – but most importantly it has changed the healthcare industry forever. The following 10 predictions that we have made for the global healthcare will define…
By Laura Dyrda for Becker’s Hospital Review The average salary for medical coding professionals varies by location, practice setting and credential. The American Academy of Professional Coders conducts an annual survey to gather information about coder salary and publishes the report on its website. Here are 25 statistics about 2019 salaries, the most recent data available. By…
By Howard Rodenberg, MD, MPH, CCDS for CDI Blog I just finished reading a book by the historian H.W Brands called The General and the President. It’s a tale of conflict between President Harry S. Truman and Douglas MacArthur, the American commander-in-chief during the Korean War. As you may recall, Truman fired the general after the…
Jackie Drees for Becker’s Hospital Review Eleven hospitals and health systems reported instances of EHR snooping by their employees this year, resulting in terminations and other disciplinary actions. HHS’ HIPAA privacy and security rules require hospitals and health systems to invoke sanctions against staff members who violate privacy and security policies such as EHR snooping. However, the…