Health Populi

AUGUST 25, 2020

In the Fear of Going Out Era spawned by the COVID-19 pandemic, many patients were loath to go to the doctor’s office for medical care, and even less keen on entering a hospital clinic’s doors. Virtual care, especially in a pandemic, is important for older people to have as a go-to for medical care when clinically appropriate.

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Minority Nurse

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

According to the Joint Commission (2022), 1,441 sentinel events were reported in 2022, a 19% increase from 2021. According to the National League of Nursing (2022), many nurses graduating from nursing school between 2021-2022 never interacted with patients until they were on the floor with their preceptor.

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Scrubs

APRIL 20, 2023

It accounts for approximately 59% of medical professionals. It also brought to light new medical innovations to address the crisis. The American Association of Colleges of Nursing stated that close to 91,938 qualified applicants were denied the baccalaureate nursing programs during 2021 and 2022. million nurses, and 19.3

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Health Populi

APRIL 14, 2021

Over a year into the COVID-19 in America, nearly one-half of people still have negative mental health impacts due to the coronavirus, based on research from the Kaiser Family Foundation (KFF) published in their April 2021 update on the mental health impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. adults overall by March 2021. health citizens. .”

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Minority Nurse

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

Nurses Service Organization (NSO) and CNA have published the new edition of the Nurse Practitioner Professional Liability Exposure Claim Report analyzing 232 closed professional liability claims against NPs, student NPs, and NPs covered through a CNA-insured healthcare business over five years (2017-2021). Incomplete physical assessment.

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Healthcare Law Insights blog

MARCH 12, 2024

5] MHPAEA requires covered individual and group health plans and issuers of health insurance (collectively “Health Plans”) to collect and evaluate data and address the material differences between access to MH/SUD benefits when compared to medical/surgical benefits. for Disease Control Prevention, Youth Risk Behavior (2011 – 2021), [link]. [3]

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Health Populi

FEBRUARY 3, 2021

have been self-rationing medical care for many years, well before any of us knew what “PPE” meant or how to spell “coronavirus.” adults had problems paying medical bills, largely delaying care due to cost for a visit or for prescription drugs. Patients in the U.S. The first chart here shows that one in four U.S.

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Valant

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

New mental health medications are often more effective, while also offering fewer and/or less severe side effects. It is important for prescribers and other mental health professionals to stay informed about the latest medications so they can share the information with colleagues and make the right decisions for patients.

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Arkenea

JULY 12, 2024

Medical insurance verification software is developed to automate the process of verifying patients’ insurance coverages. A medical insurance verification software checks for coverage benefits, copayments, deductibles, and other relevant information needed for the healthcare provider to proceed with the patient’s care.

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ACMA Blog

OCTOBER 8, 2024

Authors: Rachel Hohe, PhD Introduction: Field reimbursement managers (FRMs) are highly skilled experts who act as an intermediary between healthcare providers, specialty pharmacies, and healthcare manufacturers by advocating for timely patient access to life-saving medications or medical devices. Data sourced from (Mills, 2021).

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NHA Now

FEBRUARY 8, 2021

How can you stay current with the rapidly evolving medical billing codes related to COVID-19? Encounter for screening for COVID-19 * *From the ICD-10-CM Official Guidelines for Coding and Reporting FY 2021: “ During the COVID-19 pandemic, a screening code is generally not appropriate. The additional codes are: Z11.52

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Medical Gas Compliance

OCTOBER 29, 2021

The Responsible Facility Authority is responsible for implementation of the piped medical gas and vacuum system requirements in NFPA 99. Rather, the role required the acting person(s) to receive all the documentation from verifiers and inspectors testing the medical gas system.

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Minority Nurse

AUGUST 28, 2023

Despite being first identified in medical literature in the 1940s and impacting 5-12% of women annually, medical professionals rarely diagnose Lipedema due to the lack of training and awareness to recognize the disease. Lipedema is a chronic medical condition involving loose connective tissue. What is Lipedema?

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Health Populi

APRIL 19, 2021

to patients not seeking medical services due to cost. ” Health Populi’s Hot Points: While 2020 was our Year of COVID, 2021 will be our Year of Vaccines and Vaccinations and post-COVID anxiety. One of the subtle shifts in health care consumerism concerns cost, which before the pandemic has been a determinant in the U.S.

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Mobius MD

JULY 1, 2024

Between EHR documentation, inbox management, prior authorizations, and other clerical tasks, it’s a wonder physicians have time to care for patients. Now, they face growing demands associated with documentation and regulatory compliance. Significant changes include: 2021: Major revisions to the office visit E/M guidelines.

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Valant

JULY 29, 2024

Altered mental status, unspecified (R41.82) is a billable ICD-10 diagnostic code under HIPAA regulations from October 1, 2020, to September 30, 2021. While insurers prefer more descriptive ICD-10 codes, mental health practitioners should not list something specific if the patient’s medical record cannot support the diagnosis.

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Mobius MD

APRIL 24, 2024

Digital documentation has led to new workflows that affect the patient encounter. A 2021 publication used time-stamped EHR data from 21 million primary care visits to estimate average exam length. The weekly average number of patients doctors see dropped from 76 to 71 in 2021, with predictable variation across specialties.

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NHA Now

JULY 9, 2020

With an ever-evolving healthcare system, certified medical billing and coding professionals have to stay on top of changing codes, practices, and regulations. Errors include insufficient documentation and incorrect coding. Selection is now based solely on time or medical decision making.

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Health Populi

FEBRUARY 9, 2022

The Future of Wellness in 2022 is, “shifting from a ‘feel-good’ luxury to survivalism as people seek resilience,” based on the Global Wellness Institute’s forecas t on this year’s look into self-care and consumer’s spending on health beyond medical care — looking beyond COVID-19.

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Relias

SEPTEMBER 23, 2022

According to the Alzheimer’s Association 2022 Alzheimer’s Disease Fact and Figures report, this population is projected to grow from 58 million in 2021 to 88 million by 2050. The process helps primary care professionals identify a person’s care goals and document and communicate their medical and personal preferences. “If

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Minority Nurse

MARCH 19, 2024

A 2021 Journal of Nursing Administration study states, “ Nurse specialty certification is ’a mechanism for validation or formal recognition by documenting individual nurses’ knowledge, skills, and abilities specific to their specialty’. It is a form of individual credentialing above and beyond entry-level education and licensing.

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Arkenea

JUNE 27, 2024

EMRs (Electronic Medical Records) are the cornerstone of modern healthcare. Their introduction to the healthcare industry has converted paper-based medical records to electronic ones. Reports say that medical errors are one of the leading causes of death, and electronic medical records leave little to no room for documentation errors.

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Healthcare Law Insights blog

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

The good news for administrators is that they are permitted to submit affidavits or other documents from outside the administrative record that show that the conflict of interest played no role in the decision-making. A documented history of arbitrary claims denials by the administrator. Fulton Financial Corp. 4th 264 (3d Cir.

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Health Prime

JULY 6, 2023

Workflow automation in healthcare creates an opportunity for medical practices to improve care delivery. According to the 2021 Internet of Healthcare Report , 90% of healthcare executives said their organization relies on multiple systems for at least one process, including claims processing and clinical documentation.

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Arkenea

JULY 2, 2024

This version of HL7 uses standardized messages such as medical orders, demographics, lab results, administrative activities, and financial details. CDA includes the following elements for all clinical documents – stewardship, persistence, potential for authentication, wholeness, context, and human readability.

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Relias

MARCH 13, 2023

As a result, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) public rule on price transparency requirements for hospitals came into effect on January 1, 2021. Failure to obtain the correct and necessary documentation, demographic information, and signatures could delay payment to your organization.

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ACMA Blog

MAY 21, 2024

Through enhanced coding and charge capture, these algorithms analyze clinical documentation to propose precise medical codes, minimizing the risk of undercoding or overcoding while ensuring comprehensive coverage of billable services. Why we should not mistake accuracy of medical AI for efficiency. References Lage K.

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Minority Nurse

MARCH 19, 2024

million from March 2020 to February 2021. Today, she is an assistant professor at UMass Chan Medical School and its Tan Chingfen Graduate School of Nursing in Worcester, Massachusetts , and a senior telehealth consultant with Blue Cirrus Consulting, Greenville, South Carolina. Numbers skyrocketed from 2.1

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Mobius MD

AUGUST 8, 2024

Despite the many headaches caused by a growing clinical documentation burden, it’s great to know that the best EHR systems are improving. Oracle Corporation entered the healthcare software space in a big way in 2021 when it acquired leading EHR vendor Cerner Millenium. This article summarizes the best EHR software in 2024.

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Sensible Medicine

MARCH 27, 2024

I have long aimed for LDL-C and apoB levels/non HDL levels <60 in my patients with documented ASCVD (either by CAC, CCTA or ASCVD events). To achieve levels <20, most individuals would require multiple cholesterol-lowering medications each with a potential for side effects and a significant cost.

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The Healthcare Blog

DECEMBER 18, 2024

Instead of shopping for care, consumers found themselves saddled with almost $200 billion in medical bills they could not pay, and hospitals and physicians ended up eating most of it. These firms used AI driven machine learning to analyze and process the flow of hundreds of billions of dollars in medical claims.

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Relias

MARCH 4, 2024

Increased demand for health care With the constant improvement and innovation in medicine, average life expectancy for individuals has also increased, creating a greater need for nurses to care for older patient populations and their more complex medical needs. In some states, four patients per nurse is the maximum for emergency care.

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Minority Nurse

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

And the benefits of EBP-led care are well documented. For example, implementing evidence-based guidelines and protocols minimizes errors and complications such as medication errors, risk of infections, and unnecessary procedures that could lead to complications.” Other studies show that most nurses need to be more competent in EBP.

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Minority Nurse

JULY 20, 2023

The total number of registered nurses in the workplace decreased by more than 100,000 in 2021 , the most significant drop observed in four decades. Unequal access to education, specifically for underrepresented communities, is a well-documented barrier for students who wish to pursue a nursing degree.

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Health Prime

JULY 6, 2023

Workflow automation in healthcare creates an opportunity for medical practices to improve care delivery. According to the 2021 Internet of Healthcare Report , 90% of healthcare executives said their organization relies on multiple systems for at least one process, including claims processing and clinical documentation.

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Minority Nurse

MAY 5, 2022

Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Oncology Center of Excellence “ Conversations on Cancer ” held on July 29, 2021. They assert it is also needed to address language and cultural barriers that prevent Asian Americans from getting the medical help they need. What needs to happen to equalize cancer inequities.

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Arkenea

DECEMBER 2, 2024

According to a report published by Chime, 83 percent of acute care organizations stated high use of patient portals by users in 2021, as compared to 74 percent in 2020. A patient portal is a mobile and/or web-based solution that offers access to healthcare and medical data (health records, personal profiles, payments, etc.)

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