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2020 Was Our Year of COVID; 2021 Will Be Our Year of Vaccines and Excess Deaths in America

Health Populi

But there’s another angle on 2021 for which health care providers and health citizens alike should prepare: that is the excess deaths that will happen due to patients postponing needed health care, diagnostic tests, and preventive services that stem from people avoiding care in doctor’s offices and hospitals.

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AMA Releases 2020 CPT Code Set: Updates To Medicine’s Common Language Reflect Tech-Enabled Patient Services

Electronic Health Reporter

The American Medical Association (AMA) announces the release of the 2020 Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) code set containing identifiers and descriptors assigned to each medical, surgical, and diagnostic services available to patients. This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter.

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ICD-10 Code for Altered Mental Status, Unspecified 2024 – R41.82

Valant

Altered mental status, unspecified (R41.82) is a billable ICD-10 diagnostic code under HIPAA regulations from October 1, 2020, to September 30, 2021. diagnostic code when they do not have enough information available to them about a client’s specific condition. Check out the 2023 ICD-10 updates here.

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ICD-10 Code for Suicidal Ideation 2024 – R45.851

Valant

In terms of ICD-10 Diagnostic Related Groups, R45.851 goes under the classification 880. Providers then create a new diagnosis, enter the appropriate diagnostic code, and save. The first part of the code, R45, refers to abnormal clinical or laboratory findings, signs, or symptoms not classified elsewhere.

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The Heart of Health at CES 2020 – Evidence & Innovation Bridge Consumers and Doctors

Health Populi

The digital health presence at CES 2020 is the fastest-growing segment of consumer technologies at the Show this year, increasing by 25% over 2019. Finally, SingFit positions its product and services as “music-as-medicine,” and brings music therapy to CES 2020. Heart-focused technologies are a big part of that growth story.

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Doctor’s Failure to Follow Up on Medical Test Leads to Large Settlement

Pulmonology Advisor - Practice Management

Ordering diagnostic tests is a standard procedure for physicians; yet if the test results aren’t reviewed and acted upon, what was the point of ordering the test? In June of 2020, Dr P ordered a chest scan for the patient. That fall, in November 2020, Mr W had a telehealth appointment with Dr P. Some follow up on results.

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What Health Plans, Hospitals and Health Systems Can Learn from CES 2020

Health Populi

The post What Health Plans, Hospitals and Health Systems Can Learn from CES 2020 appeared first on HealthPopuli.com. Check out the post on Medecision’s site to see what I saw, and why I feel this year at CES was a significant tipping point for consumer-, patient-, and caregiver-facing digital tech.