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‘No masks, no social distancing’: How 14 states are responding to new CDC mask guidance

By Clarissa Barnes, MD for Becker’s Hospital Review Most states are adjusting mask mandates and policies after the CDC updated its guidelines May 13. Americans who are fully vaccinated against COVID-19 no longer need to wear masks or follow social distancing guidelines in most indoor settings, according to the CDC. Some states — including Alabama, Alaska, Arizona,…

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Dolbey leads the market in latest KLAS report on computer-assisted coding and COVID-19

Dolbey’s Fusion CAC ranked #1 Best in KLAS in the February 2021 KLAS Research healthcare software satisfaction report.  On April 29, 2021 KLAS Research released a Premium Report titled “Computer-Assisted Coding 2021, Which Vendors Best Meet Needs in the Face of COVID-19?”  In this latest Premium Report, KLAS Research surveyed customers of Dolbey, 3M and…

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Can HIT Salvage the Nation’s Pandemic Response?

By Elizabeth S. Goar for For the Record As vaccination efforts roll ahead, larger questions about the country’s public health infrastructure have emerged. As of the beginning of May, about 31% of the US population had received two COVID-19 vaccine doses since the first pair of vaccines received FDA approval in late December. That figure,…

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Chart Conundrums: Queries: Moving Beyond Business as Usual to Identify Learning Opportunities

By Clarissa Barnes, MD for For The Record While often said in jest, my dislike of getting queries delivered to my inbox is (at least indirectly) 100% responsible for my work as a physician advisor. Queries were an intrusion in my otherwise organized workflow. It seemed like my only option was to keep answering them…

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The best way for hospitals to avoid revenue loss: 2 execs weigh in

By Katie Adams from Becker’s Hospital Review U.S. hospital margins are remaining narrow, prompting healthcare revenue cycle leaders to examine their processes and make sure no money is falling through the cracks. Donna Ellenburg, revenue cycle director at Birmingham, Ala.-based Grandview Medical Center, said hospitals can avoid losing revenue by adhering to the following process: verifying…

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Guest post: Patience required for onboarding and mentoring new CDI staff

By Sonja Racke, RN, BSBM, CPC, CRCR for the ACDIS CDI Blog How many of you remember the nursing days of “see one, do one, teach one?” Of having Nurse Wretched (not Ratchet) hanging over your shoulder while inserting your first Foley catheter in a female grumbling “just look for the blinking eye” and then…

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COVID-19 herd immunity likely unattainable, experts say

By Erica Carbajal for Becker’s Hospital Review Early in the COVID-19 crisis, herd immunity, occurring when most of a population has immunity based on prior infection or vaccination, was considered a way out of the pandemic. Now, experts are saying such a threshold is unattainable, The New York Times reported May 3. That’s in part due to the…

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Poor EHR usability linked to nurse burnout, patient mortality and readmission: study

By Jackie Drees for Becker’s Hospital Review EHR usability issues are being associated with nurse burnout, which can lead to higher rates of surgical patient mortality and readmissions, according to a recent study published in the journal Medical Care. For the study, a team of University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing researchers analyzed data on 343…

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CMS star ratings are out: 4 things to know

By Erica Carbajal for Becker’s Hospital Review CMS updated its Overall Hospital Quality Star Ratings on its Hospital Compare website April 28. The updated ratings are based on CMS’ revised methodology. Four things to know: 1. CMS’ star rating system, launched in 2016, assigns stars based on 48 measures in the following five categories: mortality, safety of care,…

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10 most common passwords used by healthcare employees

By Jackie Drees for Becker’s Hospital Review When it comes to preferred passwords among healthcare industry employees, many are choosing weak options that can make their employer hospital or health system organization vulnerable to cyberattacks, according to an April 20 NordPass report. For its analysis, NordPass, a password manager for B2B and B2C clients, partnered…

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