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Video:ACOs and Patient Safety: Dos and Don’ts

by Fred Pennic 05/15/2012 Leave a Comment

Proponents of ACOs hope increased care coordination will ultimately lead to improved patient safety. But getting there will require ACOs to address a series of regulatory, legal and structural hurdles,
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Video: 99 Problems… and ICD-10 is one!

by Fred Pennic 05/14/2012 5 Comments

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Making the transition to the ICD-10 code set is a massive undertaking. It will be costly, time consuming, and hardest on small practices. Doctors have to keep up with running their practice while trying to figure out all the government regulations. With frustrations mounting over the issues caused by ANSI 5010 transition and the impending ICD-10 transition, Nuesoft wanted to give a fun outlet for doctors. In the following video parody, Nuesoft employees rap about frustrations over ICD-10
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Video:Optum & UPMC Collaborate to Launch CDI Module Within Enterprise Computer-Assisted Coding Platform

by Fred Pennic 05/12/2012 Leave a Comment

With high payer scrutiny on healthcare costs, hospitals need to improve care management, coding, quality of care, and documentation efforts. A Clinical Documentation Improvement (CDI) program is an essential component to be competitive in today's environment.
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Infographic:Healthcare Reform Readiness

by Fred Pennic 05/10/2012 1 Comment

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The healthcare industry faces a confluence of challenges with rising costs, inconsistent quality and access to care. The three key principles that will drive industry transformation are:
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Report:Physician Employment – Keys to Success for Hospital Financial Leaders

by Fred Pennic 05/08/2012 Leave a Comment

Educational report by McKesson Revenue Management Solutions reviews how practice acquisitions are a growing imperative for financial leaders. Hospital leaders increasingly view physician employment as a strategic necessity
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The Importance of Patient Engagement in a Successful HIE

by Fred Pennic 05/01/2012 1 Comment

Written by John Smith, Director of Communications at ICA shares his thoughts on the importance of patient engagement in a successful health information exchange.  Patient engagement and health information exchange (HIE): These are two of the mantras of the modern healthcare environment. But what are the drivers of success in this environment?
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Health Systems Spending Billions to Prepare for the “Last Battle”

by Dave Chase 04/30/2012 1 Comment

Health Systems Spending Billions to Prepare for the "Last Battle"

Written by Dave Chase, CEO of Avado and was also published in Forbes. Matthew Herper‘s May 7th cover story reports on the billionaires at Cerner and Epic created by the HITECH Act. This was the $19 billion portion of the stimulus bill that is providing billions of subsidies for the adoption of electronic health records.
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The HIMSS12 Infographic

by Fred Pennic 04/27/2012 Leave a Comment

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HIMSS12 infographic highlighting some of the key metrics associated with this year's HIMSS12 in Las Vegas Yesterday HIMSS released their very first infographic highlighting some of the key metrics associated with this year's event. HIMSS is claiming this year's HIMSS12 broke the world record for tweet volume at a healthcare  conference. Some of the highlights of the following infographic include: HIMSS12 averaged 167 tweets per hour Biz Stone’s keynote alone generated 7,595 tweets – with
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Rising Healthcare Cuts Raises the Debate for Private Care in the U.K.

by Fred Pennic 04/26/2012 2 Comments

With the recent news of Scotland’s £226 million health cuts that are planned for next year, along with the cuts that have already hit the NHS throughout England and Wales; this comes at a time when the Royal College of Nursing (RCN) has cried for a guarantee into the quality care required for elderly patients. It was discovered that there was on average of one nurse to every nine patients. Elderly care, both in hospitals and domiciles, is a subject which has often been thrust into the limelight
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Understanding SNOMED CT – the What and Why?

by Fred Pennic 04/23/2012 Leave a Comment

Written by Dr. Peter Johnson, Co-Founder/Chief Terminology Director from Clinithink Statisticians have been collecting and classifying causes of disease for hundreds of years. In fact, the well-known ICD system started as a classification of causes of death in 1855. Since then, the focus has shifted to include classifying all aspects of care for many different purposes – from billing to early disease warnings, epidemiology, health care planning and point-of-care decision support.
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