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AMA Announces CPT update for COVID-19 boosters adapted to omicron

From AMA CHICAGO — The American Medical Association (AMA) today announced an editorial update to Current Procedural Terminology (CPT)®, the nation’s leading medical terminology code set for describing health care procedures and services, that includes eight new codes for the bivalent COVID-19 vaccine booster doses from Moderna and Pfizer-BioNTech. The updated boosters are adapted for the…

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4 surveys find female physicians experience more burnout

By Alexis Kayser for Becker’s Hospital Review Female physicians face higher levels of burnout than their male counterparts, according to four surveys referenced in a Sept. 14 article on the American Medical Association’s website. The article used the results to explain the “higher odds of burnout for women doctors” and advocate for a health system that better…

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Top 20 smart hospitals in the world, per Newsweek

By Kelly Gooch for Becker’s Hospital Review Rochester, Minn.-based Mayo Clinic topped Newsweek’s latest “World’s Best Smart Hospitals” rankings. For the list, the magazine partnered with consumer research company Statista to identify the 300 hospitals that “lead in their use of [artificial intelligence], digital imaging, telemedicine, robotics and electronic functionalities.” Newsweek said the ranking is…

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Consumers willing to pay more for quality healthcare, survey finds

By Jeff Lagasse for Healthcare Finance Quality can go a long way in determining if a consumer is willing to pay more for their healthcare, as indicated by new survey responses published by revenue cycle company AKASA. Out of more than 2,000 respondents, the survey found that 57% would pay more for a higher quality…

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Dolbey Partners with Orchard Software to Provide Speech Recognition and Voice Shortcuts for Pathologists and Grossers

CINCINNATI, OH – Sept. 1, 2022 – Dolbey and Company, Inc. has announced a partnership with Orchard Software Corporation to allow pathologists and grossers to utilize front-end speech recognition and voice commands within their laboratory information system (LIS).  Dolbey’s front-end speech recognition solution, Fusion Narrate® powered by nVoq™, provides pathologists and grossers an efficient way…

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MIT says AI can detect Parkinson’s from a person’s breathing

By Gile Bruce for Becker’s Hospital Review Researchers from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology say a tool that combines artificial intelligence and a contactless sensor can detect Parkinson’s disease by the way a person breathes. The results of the study were published Aug. 22 in Nature Medicine. The noninvasive tool developed by the researchers uses an AI-powered device resembling a…

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35% of physicians see increase in compensation tied to quality

By Patsy Newitt for Becker’s Hospital Review The trend toward value-based care models in recent years has been followed by a push for quality performance metrics. The Medical Group Management Association recently released a report titled “Patient Access and Value-based Outcomes Amid the Great Attrition.” It outlines how many physicians and medical groups have seen…

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Why telehealth is more than just a pandemic trend

Bill Siwicki for Healthcare It News The COVID-19 pandemic brought telemedicine technology and services to a mainstream audience – like it or not. As it turned out, studies have shown that a great many patients and providers like the flexibility that telemedicine affords. Liz Fobare is vice president of product management at Tebra, a vendor…

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10 states with highest coding rates for social-determinants-of-health diagnoses

By Andrew Cass for Becker’s Hospital Review In 2021, 4.6 percent of Nevada’s inpatient claims contained a social determinant of health diagnosis code, the highest percentage in the U.S, according to a study conducted by data analytics company Hospital Pricing Specialists. Hospital Pricing Specialists reviewed 8.4 million inpatient claims from Jan. 1, 2021, to Dec. 31,…

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Nearly half of healthcare workers ‘at their breaking point,’ survey finds

By Hayley DeSilva for Becker’s Hospital Review Forty-nine percent of  U.S. healthcare workers in a recent survey said they are either at their breaking point or looking for new work due to the stress and trauma they endure on the job, a Colorado addiction treatment center reported Aug. 18. All Points North’s “State of Mental…

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