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By Karla VonEschen, CPC for For the Record Correct use of unlisted CPT codes is one of the more confusing aspects of CPT coding for both coders and physicians alike. Although unlisted codes are used only when no code exists to accurately describe a procedure or service, these codes serve an important purpose. With advancements…
By Chris Simons MS, RHIA for ACDIS Blog As the coder or CDI specialist reviews the documentation, he or she will identify opportunities to clarify diagnoses or even to identify conditions that were not previously documented but may be possible given the patient’s presentation. By querying the physician while the patient is still in the…
By Meg Bryant for Healthcare Dive Dive Brief: Front-office issues like billing and scheduling can have a big effect on how patients view their medical encounters and how they review them online — and providers would be wise to take heed. That’s the takeaway from Connance’s 2018 Consumer Impact Survey. The predictive analytics firms surveyed…
By Greg Slabodkin for Health Data Management While healthcare is experiencing an explosion of interest in artificial intelligence and machine learning, medical schools must do a better job of educating future clinicians about the technology. That’s the contention of researchers at the Boston University School of Medicine, who published a perspective article on Thursday in…
By James P. Fee, MD, CCS, CCDS, AHIMA-approved ICD-10-CM/PCS trainer for ACDIS Blog Risk is the new buzzword in healthcare, right up there with denial. In fact, CDI programs often deploy physician advisors to assist with shared risk payment models, denial prevention, and improved outcome performance. However, a CDI physician advisor without proper training and…
By Rachel Tirabassi It’s about time the burnout syndrome is making headlines in healthcare. But what exactly is it? An article published by JAMA, defines burnout as “an individual losing enthusiasm for work (emotional exhaustion), treating people as if they were objects (depersonalization), and having a sense that their work is no longer meaningful (low…
By Kelly Gooch for Becker’s Hospital Review In June, the CDC published 29 ICD-10 codes to help providers document sex and labor exploitation. The human-trafficking-related codes are a collaboration between Englewood, Colo.-based Catholic Health Initiatives, the American Hospital Association’s Hospitals Against Violence initiative and clinicians at Boston-based Massachusetts General Hospital’s Freedom Clinic. They will take effect in…
By Beth Jones Sanborn for Healthcare Finance Here are some of the things hospitals should be working to put in place and resources available during storm season. Hurricane season is kicking into high gear. State and local governments in some areas are recommending that citizens evacuate certain areas. People are packing up. And hospitals are…
By Angelica LaVito for CNBC Summer may still be lingering, but federal health officials are already urging people to start prepping for another potentially nasty flu season after last year’s was particularly deadly. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates that more than 700,000 people were hospitalized with the flu during last season, with…
Leontina Postelnicu for Healthcare IT News The machine learning model uses 600 variables with patient’s data whereas human-constructed models made predictions based on 27, researchers say. Scientists have designed a model using Artificial Intelligence that can predict risk of death in patients with coronary heart disease (CHD) better than expert-constructed models. According to a new…