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By Susan Chapman, MA, MFA, PGYT for For the Record Patient misidentification is a costly issue plaguing health care today, affecting organizations and patients alike. The problems can be traced to several factors, among them variables in demographic data, the intake process, and patient portals. Fortunately, there are solutions to reduce the proportion of patient…
By Kristi Fahy Wesolek, RHIA On October 8th, thousands of health information professionals, like me, will be arriving in Baltimore for the AHIMA 2023 Conference. The annual AHIMA conference is exciting for many reasons: we get to explore a new city, reconnect with old friends, and some of us even get to speak or share…
By Andrew Cass for Becker’s Hospital Review The American Medical Association released updates Sept. 8 to its Current Procedural Terminology code set for 2024. Five things to know: The changes take effect Jan. 1, 2024. Read the full release explaining the updates and changes here.
By Carol Davis for Health Leaders Media A pilot program designed to identify, respond, and reduce stress reactions for nurses will help to “create a sense of community and provide nurses with emotional resources so they can feel empowered and supported,” says Sherry Fryman, RN, MSHA, chief nursing officer for University of South Alabama Health University Hospital,…
By Amanda Norris for Health Leaders Media CMS recently released the fiscal year (FY) 2024 Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS) final rule. Along with its yearly payment rate changes, the final rule placed a focus on promoting high-quality care and rewarding hospitals that deliver such care to underserved populations. Notably, CMS finalized a higher severity level designation for…
By Noah Schwartz for Becker’s Hospital Review Oakland, Calif.-based Kaiser Permanente is using artificial intelligence to directly assist clinicians, such as a monitoring program that can predict deterioration risk, rather than just creating algorithms, the AMA reported Aug. 25. The alert system identifies high-risk patients using EHR and clinical data. The tool has prevented 500 deaths, according…
By Patsy Newitt for Becker’s Hospital Review Extracapsular cataract removal without endoscopic cyclophotocoagulation is the most common procedure performed at ASCs, according to recent data from Definitive Healthcare. Here are the 25 most common ASC procedures by percent of total charges, followed by the average charge per procedure:
The team at Dolbey unveiled their newest innovation, CDI Alerts™, at the 2023 ACDIS National Conference in May. CDI Alerts is an add-on feature for the already robust Fusion CDI software, used by hospitals’ clinical documentation integrity staff (CDIS) to assist in capturing the most accurate documentation possible. But how exactly is CDI Alerts changing the…
By Naomi Diaz for Becker’s Hospital Review The healthcare industry is still skeptical about the introduction of AI use within medical care, with 55 percent of medical professionals stating the technology is not ready for medical use, Yahoo Finance reported July 10. The publication cited a GE HealthCare survey that assessed how medical professionals globally and within…
By Susan Chapman, MA, MFA, PGYT for For the Record After the COVID-19 pandemic began in 2020, patients and providers turned to virtual care to continue to seek and provide care safely. The United States Government Accountability Office (GAO) reported that in the early days of the pandemic, millions of provider visits were postponed or…