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Navigating Medicare Advantage: Strategies for Hospitals to Tackle Growing Challenges

EvidenceCare

Written by Carol Howard, VP of Clinical Strategy As Medicare Advantage (MA) continues to grow, hospitals have faced growing challenges in navigating complex policies, payer friction, and financial pressures. These changes will impact how hospitals approach their contracts and denial strategies.

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AI May Be Monitoring Patients In A Hospital Near You

Forbes Healthcare

Moving beyond uses for research and development, customer service needs, reducing administrative documentation burdens or easing regulatory processes, the latest trend by hospitals is to … The potential number of use-cases for AI in healthcare settings seems to be increasing at an exponential pace.

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Actor Jeremy Renner Visits Hospital Staff Who Saved His Life After Tragic Accident

Scrubs

Now that the actor is back on his feet, he recently went back to the hospital to show his appreciation to the staff who helped him through his recovery. Renner documented the tearful reunion on his Instagram page. “I ” <sic> Renner was released from the hospital in January and has since been recovering at home.

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Simplifying Medical Documentation: The Role of Healthcare Document Scanners

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In the bustling corridors of a hospital or a private clinic, healthcare professionals often face a daunting avalanche of paperwork. Amidst this chaos enters a hero—the healthcare document scanner , a tool that is fast becoming as essential to healthcare practices as stethoscopes and scrubs.

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Girl Has Leg Amputated After Hospital Ignored Her Cries for 10 Hours

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Stephanie Sedillo is suing Presbyterian Hospital in Albuquerque, New Mexico after her daughter’s leg had to be amputated because the staff allegedly ignored her cries for 10 hours. Meiah underwent another four surgeries and spent three months in the hospital recovering. It’s been hell, it’s been hard,” said Sedillo.

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Preparing for CERT Audits and Practicing Compliant Documentation

EvidenceCare

This comprehensive guide provides hospital and revenue cycle leadership with vital insights on preparing for CERT audits and establishing processes for compliant documentation. There can also be state variations with additional regulations regarding documentation and coding requirements that layer on top of federal guidelines.

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Maine Hospital Using AI to Record Patient Conversations

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Deborah Vaughan, a patient at the hospital, said she appreciates being able to look her doctor in the eye while talking about her health. He added that medical payers now require so much documentation related to patients that “it’s almost an arms race.” Scott Smitherman, chief medical information officer at Providence Health.

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