Electronic Health Reporter

JUNE 1, 2022

This article is copyrighted strictly for Electronic Health Reporter. Illegal copying is prohibited. By Cindy Gaines, chief clinical transformation officer, Lumeon. Reflecting on the past couple years, it’s become clear that staffing shortages have taken a toll on nursing physically, emotionally and mentally, leading to declining retention rates, […].

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Health Populi

MAY 30, 2022

Year 3 into the COVID-19 pandemic, health citizens are dealing with coronavirus variants in convergence with other challenges in daily life: price inflation, civil and social stress, anxiety and depression, global security concerns, and the safety of their families. Add on top of these significant stressors the need to deal with medical bills, which is another source of stress for millions of patients in America.

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Billing Insurance Customer Service Follow-Up 105

Relias

JUNE 2, 2022

Workplace violence is an all-too-common problem in healthcare, and the recent shooting in a Tulsa, Oklahoma, hospital complex serves as the latest tragic example. According to a report from the U.S. Department of Labor, the rate of serious workplace violence incidents was, on average, more than four times higher in healthcare than in private industry between 2002 and 2013.

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Healthcare Law Insights blog

JUNE 3, 2022

We are pleased to share that the 2022 Chambers USA guide published and the Healthcare team achieved outstanding results. We earned Band 1 recognition in Missouri and Texas , and Band 2 Nationwide ! Our healthcare lawyers ranked across practice areas include: Corporate M&A. Kirstin Salzman. Healthcare. Illinois: Pat Coffey. Missouri: Sarah Hellmann , Cori Turner , Harvey Tettlebaum and Curt Chase.

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Walker Info - Patient Experience

JUNE 1, 2022

The job of a customer experience (CX) professional can be described as mastering the art of “sensing” and “seizing.” The sensing part of the equation is the gathering of information to gain a deeper understanding of the customer. Among other things, sensing reveals customers’ concerns, their needs, and where opportunities and risks lie within the customer relationship.

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Health Populi

JUNE 1, 2022

A new Chevy Equinox SUV, a year in an MS program in kinesiology at Pacific Lutheran U., or health care for a family of four. At $30,260, you could pick one of these three options. Welcome to this year’s 2022 Milliman Medical Index , which annually calculates the health care costs for a median family of 4 in the U.S. I perennially select two alternative purchases for you to consider aligning with the MMI medical index.

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Minority Nurse

MAY 28, 2022

With all that nurses do for our patients, it is only fitting that we do just as much for them, supporting nurses as they grow in their VA career. Whether at the bedside of a Veteran or working in an outpatient clinic, our nurses deliver quality care and lead the way in innovating how we provide nursing care. Nurses also develop patient safety initiatives, conduct research to improve care delivery, and help guide the next generation of nurses.

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Health Populi

JUNE 2, 2022

For millions of older people in America, health and well-being got worse in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. Physical, mental and behavioral health took hits, depending on one’s living situation, social determinants of health risks, and even health plan, I write in the Medecision Liberate Health blog. In this essay on health disparities and equity for older adults, I weave together new data from, The United Health Foundation’s study on seniors’ health status in America’

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Health Populi

MAY 29, 2022

My father, Charles Sarasohn, was a member of the U.S. Army serving as a Jungleer in World War II. He fought in the Pacific Theatre, in New Guinea and the Philippines. Dad’s the one on the right, holding what was a cheeky pin-up drawing. The root of the noun “Jungleer” is “jungle.” Dad carried a long gun with a bayonet on the end, a sort of small sword he and his Best Generation Band of Brothers in the 41st Infantry Division of the U.S, Army used to slash their way t

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Health Populi

MAY 31, 2022

In the wake of the pandemic and growing consumer preferences, the hospital-to-home movement is gaining traction among health systems. Amidst bullish forecasts for the promise of hospital-to-home discharges, the ability for many patients to make this migration would be a difficult bridge to cross. On the promising front, recent studies reviewed through a meta-analysis published in JAMA found that hospital-to-home programs can be clinically and cost-effective for inpatients discharged from hospita

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Relias

JUNE 1, 2022

Coding is high value — and in high demand. Coding and clinical documentation have never been more important in healthcare. “We are seeing sign-on bonuses. The best coders can pretty much pick their jobs,” reported Sue Bowman, RHIA, CCS, MJ, FAHIMA, Senior Director of Coding Policy and Compliance for the American Health Information Management Association.

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