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Study Finds Female Docs Spend More Time on Documentation

From For the Record Magazine athenahealth, Inc, a provider of network-enabled software and services for medical groups and health systems nationwide, announced research insights that show significant differences in both patient interaction and appointment documentation practices between female and male clinicians. Female clinicians across specialties and clinical roles see fewer patients per week and spend…

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10 hospitals seeking RCM talent

Alia Paavola for Becker’s Hospital Review Ten hospitals and health systems recently posted job listings seeking revenue cycle management expertise. Note: This is not an exhaustive list. Job listings were compiled from job-seeking websites. Banner Health (Phoenix) seeks a coding denials management specialist in Mesa, Ariz. Duke University Health System (Durham, N.C.) seeks a patient revenue manager. HCA Healthcare…

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Using AI and people power to combat sepsis

By Kat Jercich for Healthcare IT News Sepsis, the body’s damaging over-response to an infection, affects at least 1.7 million adults in the United States every year. Early treatment is key to staying ahead of the condition, which can be life-threatening. But sometimes the clinical signs can be hard to spot – making artificial intelligence tools particularly…

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Dolbey Fusion Narrate receives the highest user score for front-end EMR speech recognition in 2022 Best in KLAS Report

CINCINNATI, OH – Mar 28, 2022 – Dolbey, a leading provider of cloud- and premise-based speech recognition solutions for healthcare, was recognized for notable performances across its solutions in the 2022 Best in KLAS: Software & Services report. In this report, Dolbey received the highest user score for Fusion Narrate® powered by nVoq™ within the…

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Why don’t physicians have more power in healthcare?

By Laura Dyrda for Becker’s Hospital Review  Physicians are essential to the healthcare system. They treat patients, perform surgery, write prescriptions and conduct research advancing the field. But their opinions carry less weight on Capitol Hill than in the operating room. Health policy is shaped by legislators and influenced by lobbyists representing drug companies, medtech,…

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The evolution of healthcare data capture: Moving to clinical innovation

By Bill Siwicki  for Healthcare IT News The healthcare industry is emerging from the COVID-19 pandemic into a world that demands health equity. In times of major transition – enabled by the onset of leapfrogging technologies and/or seismic shifts in culture – information is vital to re-establish and reinvent best practices. But data alone does…

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CMS creates billing codes for treatment found effective against omicron

By Alia Paavola for Becker’s Hospital Review CMS released its Medicare payment codes for administering an antibody treatment found effective against the COVID-19 omicron variant. The payment codes, effective Feb. 11, are for bebtelovimab. The drug was authorized last week by the FDA to treat patients who are at high risk for progression to severe…

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25 US hospitals among Newsweek’s 100 best in the world

By Kelly Gooch for Becker’s Hospital Review Rochester, Minn.-based Mayo Clinic, Cleveland Clinic and Boston-based Massachusetts General Hospital were named the top three hospitals in the world in 2022 by Newsweek. For its fourth annual ranking, the magazine, in collaboration with consumer research company Statista, ranked hospitals in 27 countries. The ranking, published March 2,…

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