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By Mark Wilson for Fast Company As the U.S. healthcare system has been battling shortages of surgical masks, N95 respirators, and face shields, one lingering question has remained: Does all this PPE actually prevent someone from contracting COVID-19? Especially someone who is tasked with caring for COVID-19 patients day after day during long shifts in…
Scott Becker for Becker’s Hospital Review During a recent webinar, five panelists shared their strategies for staying motivated during the pandemic. The panelist were Samiksha Gupta, incoming management consultant for KPMG; Lourdes Paredes, managing director and wealth management chief anti-money laundering officer, Americas, for UBS; Justin Breen, founder and CEO of BrEpic Communications; Will Conaway,…
The American Hospital Association’ Central Office on ICD-10-CM/PCS and American Health Information Management Association answer commonly asked questions about ICD-10-CM coding for COVID-19. Click the link to see their answers:
By Jackie Drees for Becker’s Hospital Review Northwell Health unveiled a mega board “Hope Tracker” outside Madison Square Garden in New York City this week to display the increasing number of COVID-19 patients who have recovered from the virus. The digital mega board will show the number of COVID-19 patients who have been discharged from the New…
By Alba Kuqi, MD, CICA, CCS, CDIP, CCDS, CRCR, CSMC for ACDIS CDI Blog Codes for symptoms, signs, and ill-defined conditions from Chapter 18 of the ICD-10-CM coding manual cannot be used as principal diagnosis or reasons for outpatient encounters when related diagnosis has been established, they may be assigned as an additional diagnosis. Examples…
By Bill Siwicki for HealthcareIT News Staffed with more than 40 providers and serving more than 700 patients daily, the Houston ENT & Allergy Clinic is one of the country’s top ear, nose and throat clinics. The main goal of the clinic ever since it opened its doors more than 110 years ago is to…
By Mike Miliard for HealthcareIT News The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has temporarily suspended several regulations to enable hospitals, clinics and other providers to boost their front-line medical staff during the coronavirus pandemic. The CMS changes reduce certification requirements for clinicians, with the aim of expanding workforce flexibilities and enabling practitioners to be…
With integrated voice dictation and voice navigation, physicians can now review slides and input diagnoses into XIFIN LIS hands free, as well as navigate within the system via voice command. The preferred partner arrangement brings together Black Book awardees Dolbey and XIFIN to streamline diagnostic processes, improve billing and reimbursement efforts, and increase physician satisfaction.…
David Dawkins from Forbes The race to deliver much-needed ventilators to hospitals fighting coronavirus received welcome news today from British entrepreneur Sir James Dyson. A spokesman for Dyson confirmed to Forbes that an initial order of 10,000 units from the U.K. government has been placed, and work will begin immediately at the historic airforce base…
Renee Cocchi for Healthcare and Business for Technology Hospital architecture and designs have transformed over time, from the once sterile white walls and stark decor to vibrant colors and eye-catching materials on the interior and exterior. The elements in today’s best designs have been proven to improve patient care. Depending on the type of building,…