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US companies can mandate COVID-19 vaccination, EEOC says

By Kelly Gooch for Becker’s Hospital Review U.S. employers can legally require employees physically entering the workplace to receive a COVID-19 vaccine, according to updated guidelines from the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. An employer would not violate EEOC laws by implementing a mandate, if it complies with the reasonable accommodation provisions of the Americans with…

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Nursing leaders share strategies for reducing documentation burden

By Kat Jercich for Healthcare IT News The root causes of nursing burnout are varied – as are potential solutions for it. However, given that nurses are frequently responsible for clinical documentation, it’s perhaps not surprising that reducing documentation burden is frequently cited as a key strategy for fighting burnout. Whether it’s through more in-depth electronic health record…

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Medical costs to rise by 6.5% in 2022, report predicts

By Katie Adams for Becker’s Hospital Review The cost of treating patients will rise 6.5 percent above 2021 next year, according to a recent report from PricewaterhouseCoopers’ Health Research Institute. Fifteen percent of Americans with employer-sponsored health insurance said they deferred medical care between March and September 2020, according to the PwC survey. The report…

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Empowered doctors, staff foster low medical practice burnout, poll finds

By Ron Shinkman for Healthcare Dive Dive Brief: A new study in Health Affairs found a correlation between lack of burnout and the overall cultural health and resiliency of medical practices. Researchers surveyed 715 medical practices in 12 states. Burnout was gauged by using the Maslach Burnout Inventory, a tool that measures emotional exhaustion of…

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How top EHR vendors ranked in hospital beds gained, lost in 2020

Jackie Drees for Becker’s Hospital Review While 2020 was not Epic’s largest year for EHR market share growth, the Verona, Wis.-based EHR vendor gained more hospital contracts and beds than its competitors for the year, according to a recent KLAS Research report. For its “U.S. Hospital Market Share 2021” report, KLAS examined EHR purchasing activity and…

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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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