Electronic Health Reporter

JANUARY 11, 2024

A new report by Emsisoft documents an increase in ransomware attacks in the US, with 2,207 US hospitals, schools and governments directly impacted in 2023. This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited.

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Health Prime

OCTOBER 10, 2024

According to The State of Mental Health in America 2023 , 21% of adults are currently experiencing a mental illness, which equates to over 50 million Americans. A 2023 IGNUX report states that hospital coding mistakes make up 63% of medical billing errors.

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Minority Nurse

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

The Nurse Journal reports that novice nurses’ most common errors are medication errors, infection issues, documentation errors, and not reporting the correct information to healthcare providers when their patients’ condition is deteriorating. link] Joint Commission (2023, August 24). link] Mcfanhn, C (2023, August 24).

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Health Populi

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

The aspirational document sets out the mission that “every individual deserves the right to obtain health care that is comprehensive, equitable and compassionate.” Kudos to NABIP for developing this document and taking a leadership position in supporting health care as a civil right for all consumers, emerging as health citizens, in America.

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Practice Index

MAY 23, 2024

You can be assured of an exciting future with Practice Index In 2023, we released 154 new features! Christmas) Upload documents to absences Coming soon. The precious time you take to provide valuable feedback on the HUB, we take very seriously and use your suggestions to shape the future of the HUB.

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The HIPAA Journal

JULY 9, 2024

SouthCoast Health and Privia Medical Group in Georgia have notified patients about a cyberattack and data breach that occurred in June 2023. During that time, files on the network were viewed or copied.

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Sensible Medicine

JULY 25, 2024

The take-home message is that wearing a surgical mask for 2 weeks during the winter season of 2023 reduced the spread of self-reported viral illness. The study does not find a benefit on documented covid-19 infections, though it lacked power for this. According to some, the study proves masks work.

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Medbridge

MARCH 18, 2024

With the completion of the first performance year (2023) under Home Health Value-based Purchasing (HHVBP), understanding how your agency performed will help you improve your future performance.

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Medical Gas Compliance

AUGUST 3, 2023

We provide quick access to compliance documentation when you need it and identify maintenance issues before becoming patient issues. National Patient Safety Goals are designed specifically to assist hospitals and healthcare organizations in safeguarding their patients against errors, injuries, accidents, and infections.

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The HIPAA Journal

OCTOBER 29, 2024

billion in MA risk-adjusted payments were made for 2023 and that 80% of those payments were made to just 20 MA companies. In fiscal year 2023, the CMS identified $12.7 In fiscal year 2023, the CMS identified $12.7 HHS-OIG estimates that around $7.5

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Valant

SEPTEMBER 27, 2024

The Second Temporary Rule , published October 10, 2023, extended these flexibilities to all practitioner-patient relationships, regardless of when they were established. Features such as integrated telehealth platforms, robust documentation tools , and flexible prescription management systems are particularly beneficial.

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Healthcare Law Insights blog

JULY 7, 2023

A handful of FCA circuit court decisions issued in 2023 are noteworthy as well. Importantly, although the court assumed the relator engaged in some protected activity, the court found that in many of her communications she, at most, characterized discrepancies in therapy documentation as mistakes or possible computer glitches, not fraud.

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Healthcare Law Insights blog

MARCH 12, 2024

Therefore, on August 3, 2023, the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Treasury (collectively the “Departments”) released a comprehensive proposed rule to the Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act (“MHPAEA”). [5] The 2023 Proposed Rule is comprehensive. 4 2023), [link]. [5] 3, 2023). [6]

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Health Prime

AUGUST 1, 2024

Additionally, learn valuable tips for accurate documentation and coding to optimize reimbursement while adhering to regulatory requirements. Updates to COVID-19 administration and product codes, effective November 1, 2023. Read the complete document here: Category I Immunization Long Code Descriptors | AMA (ama-assn.org).

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Medbridge

MARCH 6, 2024

It’s been a year since the first performance year (2023) under Home Health Value-based Purchasing, and there’s a lot to unpack! We spoke to leading home health agencies to understand what went right, what went wrong, and what they want to improve to get ready for the payment adjustments coming in 2025.

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Mobius MD

MARCH 20, 2024

Clinical documentation has become a significant source of professional dissatisfaction for doctors, who spend hours in the EHR daily. Could AI medical scribes alleviate the burden of clinical documentation? Further Reading Are you a provider interested in learning more about generative AI and clinical documentation?

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Practice Index

JUNE 12, 2024

We’ll cover how to have conversations with those tricky team members, the need for accurate documentation and policies, and tips on fostering a positive working environment. Dealing with Difficult Employees This thought-provoking session provides delegates with an overview of how to manage difficult employees.

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Healthcare Law Insights blog

DECEMBER 27, 2023

For years, law enforcement has bypassed traditional means of securing evidence by informal requests for documents from witnesses of crimes. At some point, that practice bled over into informal requests for healthcare providers’ documents, including documents reflecting protected health information (PHI). Isn’t that entrapment?

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ACMA Blog

JULY 9, 2024

FTC Conducts Investigation into PBMs Because PBM practices lack transparency and accountability to the public, in 2022, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) requested data and documents of business practices to the six largest PBMs: Caremark Rx, LLC, Express Scripts, Inc., pharmacies in 2023. OptumRx, Inc., drug prescriptions.

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Minority Nurse

MARCH 20, 2024

As a subject matter expert in this specialty, I was a nurse participant in the international endoscope expert hygiene meetings held in Amsterdam (2022), Baltimore (2023), and in Ireland for June 2024. As a clinical nurse manager, SGNA has empowered me to stay up to date on current evidence-based practices.

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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. Nobody likes paperwork, but practicing medicine requires a lot of it.

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Practice Index

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

This essential document will help you plan your social media content. Download now Looking back at 2023 - Our most-read blogs - What a whirlwind of a year 2023 was! You can download the planner here.

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Health Prime

JUNE 22, 2023

According to a recent Precedence Research report , the gastroenterology market size 2023 is USD 54.56 Accurate gastroenterology coding and documentation Accurate coding and thorough documentation are the foundation of successful medical billing. billion, expected to grow to USD 93.8 Billion by 2032.

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ACMA Blog

OCTOBER 8, 2024

Survey details from (American Medical Association, 2023). American Medical Association, 2023) FRM teams possess a great wealth of knowledge that can be transformed into actionable insights with the assistance of third-party AI tools. Additionally, the software is capable of accepting proprietary internal documents.

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Mobius MD

SEPTEMBER 5, 2024

In Medscape’s 2024 survey, 49% of physicians said they are burned out, compared to 53% in 2023. Documentation is still a significant stressor for physicians. The average doctor spends nearly 10 hours per week completing EHR documentation, and most physicians believe EHRs contribute to burnout.

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Practice Index

MARCH 31, 2024

With several documents related to the contract being released on Thursday (28th April) afternoon, we've taken a look at the contract updates to give you a head start on the requirements of the contract so you're up and running quickly.

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Relias

JANUARY 19, 2024

Despite the increased focus on compliance, only 48% of post-acute care organizations use a learning management system to track staff training, according to the Relias 2023 State of Healthcare Training and Staff Development Report. Manual documentation processes are time-consuming and prone to human errors and inconsistencies.

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Health Populi

JANUARY 30, 2024

While the study’s press release asserts there may be “progress” given the percent of doctors citing burnout fell by 4 percentage points from 53% of doctors in 2022 to 49% in 2023, it is obvious the U.S. For this annual study, Medscape polled 9.226 U.S. practicing clinicians online between July and October 2024.

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Healthcare Law Insights blog

JUNE 5, 2023

The OIG intends to publish the GCPG by December 31, 2023. 1] Notice, 88 FR 25000, April 25, 2023 – Modernization of Compliance Program Guidance Documents (May 12, 2023). [2] 2] To join OIG’s listserv, visit [link].

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Mobius MD

OCTOBER 23, 2024

The AMA President called the physician shortage an “urgent crisis” in a 2023 statement. Implementing technology to automate clinical documentation can be game-changing since physicians still average 10 hours per week on clinical documentation. needs more doctors. And AAMC data projects the U.S.

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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. 3d–, 2023 WL 3303865 (W.D. May 8, 2023).

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Mobius MD

APRIL 24, 2024

Digital documentation has led to new workflows that affect the patient encounter. 2023, JAMA Health Forum ) Have EHRs changed the length of patient visits? Physician burnout is worse than ever in 2023. Patient visits are changing amid new trends and challenges in healthcare. The COVID-19 pandemic ushered in telehealth.

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Minority Nurse

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

Those technologies, he said, use a microphone that’s set up in the exam room that is picking up the conversation between the NP and the patient and is not just transcribing the conversation but also putting it into an exam note format would be used for documentation purposes.

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Valant

JULY 28, 2024

Check out the 2023 ICD-10 updates here. The reason for the differentiation is that not everyone with clinical depression has suicidal ideation. Each diagnosis must have a separate billing code that best describes the patient’s presenting symptoms. Check out the latest 2024 ICD-10 updates here.

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ACMA Blog

JUNE 25, 2024

This process can include patient demographics, charts, labs, and any clinical documentation that will aid in proving the necessity of the medication or service. This can include verifying information with the pharmacy and obtaining all required documentation from the patient’s health record, as mentioned above. Dixson, Kiana.

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The Healthcare Blog

MARCH 13, 2024

Many patients must contend with well-documented side effects such as nausea, diarrhea or the significant loss of lean body mass (ie. However, based on the published evidence on weight re-gain, GLP-1s likely require a lifetime commitment to maintain weight loss and associated benefits. muscle) and bone density.

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The Healthcare Blog

APRIL 2, 2024

Source: 2023 UNH 10K For most of the past decade, Optum has been driving force of incremental profit growth for United. billion in 2023 (55% of total). in the third quarter of 2023. United channeled almost $52 billion of that cash into buying health-related businesses, nearly all of which end up housed inside Optum.

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