Food Security Screening: Addressing EHR, Coding Challenges
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Over 20% of U.S. children live in a household without consistent access to food. To promote food security among all children and families, the Academy supports screening families using the validated two-item Hunger Vital Sign (HVS) and including results in the electronic health record (EHR). A positive screen requires a response of “often true” or “sometimes true”
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How To Turn 4 ASC Management Mistakes Into Opportunities For Success
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In a weekly e-newsletter, Regent Surgical Health highlighted the key ways ASCs fail to manage risk and explained how to turn those shortcomings into opportunities for growth.
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Why it's time for hospitals to craft a policy for handling antibiotic-resistant infections
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A new analysis shows that resistance costs the healthcare industry more than $2 billion annually and can easily surpass $1,000 per patient.
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CMS Next Generation ACO Changes Prompt Early Exits, Potential Lawsuit
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The departure of seven accountable care organizations from CMS' Next Generation ACO Model program will likely not threaten the viability of the program, but the reasons behind the early exit are costing providers millions. Click Here to Read More
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Dr. Erica Remer Shares Five Clinical Documentation "Don'ts"
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ICD-10 expert Erica Remer, MD, noted the pitfalls of copying and pasting information when it comes to clinical documentation. While it might be tempting to take a shortcut, Dr. Remer said, documenting fresh information is better in the long-run — and will take less time than disputing denials that result from
mistakes.
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