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Workers’ Compensation and ICD-10
All medical providers are preparing to switch their billing practices from ICD-9…
Why Ignoring ICD-10 Won’t Make It Go Away
The US Dept. of Health and Human Services has directed the supplanting…
Trend Watch: Obamacare Challenging Community Hospitals
On an ordinary day many small- to mid-size community hospitals struggle to…
Simplified Access to Patient Data Saves Clinicians Time
Even in some of the most digitally advanced hospitals and clinics I…
Integrated Health System Adoption: How to Start a Movement
We are seeing the second phase of HIT adoption: the leaders have…
Batch Processing and Patient Flow: Get Home On Time This Week
Batch Processing, Patient Flow and the Science of How to Get Home…
HIPAA Not an Excuse for Lack of Innovation in Hospitals and Clinics
As a 20-year practicing physician and a former hospital CIO/CMIO, I am…
Using Business Intelligence and Analytics for Radiology Billing
It seems like data is everywhere you look. Businesses rely on marketing…
Alarm Fatigue Plagues Hospitals. Again. Still.
On April 8, 2013, the Joint Commission published a Sentinel Event Alert…
“Social Media Residency”: Essential for Tomorrow’s Physicians
Should doctors undergo a formal social media training program? The answer from…