Who: OregonCatalyst.com What: In an attempt to remedy the difficulty in recruiting physicians to Oregon because of the medical malpractice environment, a state senator co-sponsored legislation which would create a “Safe Harbor.” This would allow for a sort of mediation process that would be “not discoverable.” But it appears that there is too much opposition […]
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Who: DigitalJournal.com What: The New York medical malpractice firm Fitzgerald & Fitzgerald announced that they have won a jury verdict in the amount of more than $4.1 million on behalf of an infant who was allegedly permanently injured because of the negligence of the defendant named in the case, Kings County Hospital. The lawsuit was […]
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Who: BeckersASC.com What: Here are 7 tips from ambulatory surgery center cycle management experts on ways to improve coding and billing cycles 1. Obtain correct physician documentation. 2. Resubmit rejected claims. 3. Partner with reputable management companies. 4. Optimize coding. 5. Obtain additional coding certifications. 6. Update coding reference guides. 7. Use coding modifiers. Why: […]
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Who: StarTribune.com What: Love of detective work is, believes Wendy Tester, an essential trait for a medical coder. “I liked the Encyclopedia Brown books as a kid,” she said. “A procedure should be supported by the diagnosis. You don’t do a colonoscopy if the patient has an ear infection.” After learning on the job for […]
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Who: MedPageToday.com What: In a system where half of all clinical trials never see the light of publication, doctors are merely “imagining that we’re practicing evidence-based medicine,” says Ben Goldacre, MBBS, a British physician and science journalist. Goldacre is among the most vocal critics of drugmakers who refuse to hand over complete clinical trial data, […]
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Who: HealthTechZone.com What: Imagine that you’re a hospital administrator doing a PowerPoint presentation about electronic medical records (EMR). Within your PowerPoint presentation, you’ve embedded a quick quiz to help audience members check their understanding. Your audience completes the quiz using their smartphones or ResponseCard keypads. You send them on a break, look at the quiz […]
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Who: AAFP.org What: The educational benefits and challenges of using electronic health records (EHRs) are becoming clearer. But in many cases, medical students do not have access to EHRs during their clinical rotations. That’s the primary reason the AAFP Commission on Education’s Subcommittee on Resident and Student Issues (SRSI), to which Hinkle, Hensley and Tucci […]
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Who: Politico What: Many ‘Red’ states are refusing to set up their own health care exchanges and telling the Federal government, “Here, you can run it.” For the administration, it’s a dangerous endeavor: the text of President Barack Obama’s health law didn’t envision widespread abdication by the states. For those on the left, they see […]
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Who: ComputerWorld What: HIPAA establishes national standards to protect people’s electronic protected health information (PHI) and requires appropriate administrative, physical and technical safeguards to ensure the confidentiality, integrity and security of electronic PHI. Any organization in the U.S. contemplating moving a function involving PHI to the cloud needs to thoroughly understand HIPAA and comply with it. […]
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Who: Virtual-Strategy Magazine What: Medical practice billing software vendor MediMatrix sent out a press release reminding mobile radiology companies to immediately check with their Medicare carriers on their rate schedules. Since Medicare doesn’t announce news of rate changes, it’s the providers’ responsibility to get that information either by calling the carrier directly or visiting its […]