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Clinical Documentation Integrity: Overcoming Query Challenges

By By Susan Chapman, MA, MFA, PGYT for For The Record A dozen best practices to help coding and CDI professionals create effective queries for accurate and comprehensive medical documentation. Coding and clinical documentation integrity (CDI) professionals use queries to ensure diagnoses and procedures documented in the health record accurately reflect patient care. However, there…

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FY 2025 ICD-10-CM code updates, guidelines released

From ACDIS News In the last week, CMS released the fiscal Year (FY) 2025 ICD-10-CM code update and Official Guidelines for Coding and Reporting, which are effective October 1, 2024 through September 30, 2025. The update includes new codes such as Z51.A, Encounter for sepsis aftercare, which will give coders the opportunity to report when…

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AI Adoption in Healthcare: ‘You Need to Trust But Verify’ Says CIO

By Christopher Cheney for HealthLeadersMedia “If you do not have the right clinical champion, I don’t care if it is the best AI in the world, it will be dead on arrival.” KEY TAKEAWAYS When it comes to adoption of AI tools, health systems and hospitals need to be cautiously optimistic, says Doug King, MBA, senior…

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The Most Common Career Change for Nurses

By Barry Bottino for Nurse.com Many nurses, whether after years of dedicated service or newly into the profession, find themselves considering a career change.  Despite the rewards of patient care and professional achievements, nursing can be physically and emotionally demanding.  Whether driven by burnout, the desire for new challenges, or the pursuit of a better…

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Get Ready for FY 2025 ICD-10 Code Updates

By Kristi Pollard for Haugen Consulting Group ** The coding information and guidance are valid at the time of publishing. Learners are encouraged to research subsequent official guidance in the areas associated with the topic as they can change rapidly. Fiscal year (FY) 2025 starts on October 1 and there are several changes on the…

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Nurse Burnout: Supporting Your Colleagues

By Zelda Meeker for Nurse.com In nursing, burnout is a common yet often overlooked issue. The Nurse.com 2024 Nurse Salary and Work-Life Report highlighted the prevalence of this condition with 59% of nurses sharing they’ve experienced burnout in the last two years.  Research shows that nurse burnout can manifest in physical, emotional, and behavioral symptoms, impacting…

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CMS updates annual Overall Hospital Quality Star Ratings

From CDI Strategies CMS recently updated the Overall Hospital Quality Star Ratings on its Care Compare website and Provider Data Catalog. These ratings are assigned annually based on safety of care, readmission rates, patient experience, timeliness of care and mortality rates by CMS, the American Hospital Association (AHA) reported. Hospitals are judged on 46 measures…

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What does your CEO need to know about cybersecurity?

By Jen A. Miller for Healthcare Dive CEOs don’t necessarily have to become experts in the technical aspects of cybersecurity to be prepared for an attack or — hopefully — to stop one before it starts. Earlier this year, UnitedHealth Group CEO Andrew Witty testified in front of Congress over a February cyberattack on its…

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What Epic’s new feature means for hospitals

By Naomi Diaz for Becker’s Hospital Review Epic Systems has introduced a new data-sharing feature aimed at enhancing patient access to health information and improving interoperability for healthcare providers. Launched on August 1 for Epic clients, the feature allows patients using applications such as health coaching or medication reminder apps to import their health records…

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