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From the Work from Home Woman Recently, one of my colleagues posted this update in a Facebook Group we belong to: “Do any of you ever get tired of your whole work-life being online? I’m starting to think that my nagging depression is related to not working in the real offline world. I’m starting to…
Mackenzie Bean for Becker’s Hospital Review Kentucky has the highest cancer mortality rate of all U.S. states, according to a ranking from the Kaiser Family Foundation. The ranking is based on 1999-2018 data on underlying and multiple causes of death from the CDC’s Wonder Online Database. In 2018, the nation’s age-adjusted cancer death rate was…
Jayme Fraser and Matt Wynn for USA TODAY No state in the U.S. will have enough room to treat novel coronavirus patients if the surge in severe cases here mirrors that in other countries. A USA TODAY analysis shows that if the nation sees a major spike, there could be almost six seriously ill patients…
How to use ICD-10-CM, new lab testing codes for COVID-19 from the AAP Division of Health Care Finance The introduction of 2019-nCoV Coronavirus, SARS-CoV-2/2019-nCoV (COVID-19) in the United States has produced an influx of patients into the health care system. While knowing how to diagnose and treat these patients is vital, being able to appropriately…
Christina Farr for CNBC Amazon Care, the company’s virtual medical clinic for employees, is in talks with local public health organizations about using its logistics expertise to help deliver at-home coronavirus testing kits to people’s homes in the Seattle area. The discussions have been going on for more than a week, say three people with…
By Jeff Lagasse for Healthcare Finance The net cost of prescription drugs — meaning sticker price minus manufacturer discounts — rose more than three times faster than the rate of inflation over the course of a decade, according to a study published in JAMA. It’s the first analysis to report trends in net drug costs for…
By Dava Stewart for For the Record An HIM professional’s research led to interesting findings and more questions. For Lee Wise, MS, RHIA, CHCO, identifying data patterns holds a special spot in her heart. “It isn’t just with numbers and facts, but with all facets of my life—right down to my children,” she says. “Do…
By Shannon Muchmore for Healthcare Dive UPDATE: March 4, 2020: On Tuesday, the American Hospital Association encouraged HHS to consider using a national disaster program to reimburse providers for treating uninsured people affected by the novel coronavirus “because no one should think twice about seeking screening or treatment due to costs.” AHA President Rick Pollack…
By Nathaniel Meyersohn for CNN New York (CNN Business)In Calhoun, Georgia, a city of around 16,000 residents 70 miles outside of Atlanta, Walmart is testing out a new health center. If successful, Walmart may expand its initiative across the United States, potentially upending the way millions of Americans receive medical care. At “Walmart Health,” which…
By Andrea Park for Becker’s Hospital Review The Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society announced March 5 that it has canceled its 2020 global health conference, which was scheduled to begin March 8 in Orlando, Fla. HIMSS cited concerns over the potential spread of COVID-19, the illness caused by the novel coronavirus. Additionally, as a significant percentage…