Healthcare

Chicken soup for the healthcare CIO: tough questions about AI that have fairly simple answers

In collaboration with Ankur Teredesai, Co-founder & CTO, KenSci for Becker’s Hospital Review Chicken soup for the healthcare CIO: tough questions about AI that have fairly simple answers Tumultuous… the word that best describes the hope, expectations and trepidations regarding artificial intelligence (AI) for healthcare CIOs across the globe today. Traditionally in healthcare, CIOs have…

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6 revenue cycle tips for ASCs

By Rachel Popa for Becker’s ASC Review Six key revenue cycle from ASC experts: 1. Find causes of denials. Surgery centers can improve claims denial management by adopting proactive strategies, including identifying the root causes of denials, according to Mnet Health, a financial technology firm specializing in healthcare. Root causes may include flawed internal processes…

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Top 5 revenue cycle management stories of 2019

By Ayla Ellison for Becker’s Hospital Review Physician specialties that generate the most revenue for hospitals and Medicare payment rules were among the healthcare revenue cycle management topics that piqued the interest of readers this year. Here are the five most popular revenue cycle management stories published by Becker’s Hospital Review in 2019: 1. These…

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AMA releases online checklist for E/M services transition

By Nathan Eddy for Healthcare IT News The American Medical Association issued a checklist for the transition to fundamental changes in evaluation and management (E/M) services, a medical coding process in support of medical billing which practicing healthcare providers must use to be reimbursed by Medicare, Medicaid programs or private insurance. The checklist provides a…

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The Future Of Work Now—Medical Coding With AI

Tom Davenport for Forbes Thomas H. Davenport and Steven Miller The coding of medical diagnosis and treatment has always been a challenging issue. Translating a patient’s complex symptoms, and a clinician’s efforts to address them, into a clear and unambiguous classification code was difficult even in simpler times. Now, however, hospitals and health insurance companies…

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Majority of parents say socioeconomic factors negatively impact their families’ health

Jeff Lagasse for Healthcare Finance Nearly two-thirds of American parents of children under 18 (65%) report at least one economic, environmental, or lifestyle factor that limits their family’s ability to live a healthy life, according to a new nationwide survey conducted by The Harris Poll on behalf of Nemours Children’s Health System. Eighty percent of…

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AI not likely to replace physicians, experts say

By Mackenzie Garrity for Becker’s Hospital Review Although technology and artificial intelligence is helping physicians, the tools will ultimately not replace clinicians, according to a panel of physicians and health executives interviewed by CNBC. “I don’t think at this stage, we are 100 percent, or even close to 100 percent, sure that AI can replace…

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How to code for lung injuries associated with vaping

From the AAP Division of Health Care Finance New guidance on coding for health care encounters related to e-cigarette, or vaping, product use associated lung injury (EVALI) has been released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s National Center for Health Statistics. The guidance details the use of International Classification of Diseases, Tenth Revision,…

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Words of appreciation: Thank-you notes from 15 health system CEOs

By Kelly Gooch for Becker’s Hospital Review The week before Thanksgiving provides an especially appropriate time to express gratitude. In honor of this season, Becker’s asked hospital and health system CEOs to share notes to their staff, team members and families. Michael Apkon, MD, PhD President and CEO of Tufts Medical Center and Floating Hospital for Children…

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