By Susan Vogel for Healthcare Dive Dive Brief: Dive Insight: Physician turnover has risen steadily over the past decade, with attrition rates rising 43% between 2010 and 2018 from 5.3% to 7.6%, according to a study published in July. The COVID-19 pandemic…
By Molly Gamble for Becker’s Hospital Review Newsweek has released the top 600 U.S. hospitals ranked by state, sorted by a score that factors recommendations, patient experience, quality and patient-reported outcome measures. Hospitals from every U.S. state were eligible for the…
By Jonathan Wiik for For the Record Magazine The state of revenue cycle management (RCM) prior to COVID-19 was running the same as it has for the past few years—marginal improvements here and there, while at the same time, large…
By Susan Morse for Healthcare Finance Despite being able to be reimbursed for telehealth services at the higher facility rate for another year, providers are frequently billing for these virtual visits at a lower level-of-service code, Epic Research has found.…
By Emily Olsen for Healthcare Dive Dive Brief: Dive Insight: As providers double down on IT spending, respondents noted they’re looking for more simplified technology stacks and fewer vendors, according to the survey of more than 200 healthcare executives. Eighty-one percent said they…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
