The Hidden Tragedy of the Opioid Crisis
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When President Trump declared the opioid crisis a public health emergency Thursday, he noted that "last year we lost at least 64,000 Americans to overdoses." He is not incorrect. A preliminary analysis for 2016 from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimated the toll
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Nursing Shortage Hits Crisis Levels
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A shortage of experienced nurses has hit the United States, particularly in rural communities, forcing many hospitals in the Midwest to recruit nurses from one another. One way hospitals have tried to alleviate the crisis is by using foreign nurses to fill the gap. But it can take years for nurses to
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CMS Publishes RADV Medical Reviewer Guidance |
In the Medicare Advantage (MA) context, "risk adjustment" is the process by which the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) reimburses Medicare Advantage Organizations (MAOs) based on demographic factors and the health status of enrolled members. By regulation, MAOs must
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Emergency Care: CDI in the ED Part II
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It is my opinion that investing CDI resources into the neglected stepchild that is the hospital system ED is a worthwhile endeavor. Getting diagnoses captured early and repeatedly creates performance improvement. Even more importantly, improved documentation improves patient care, and that is the overarching goal of all healthcare
institutions. There are three main concerns when discussing ED CDI...
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New Diagnostic Codes for Substance Use Disorders and Avoidant/Restrictive Food Intake Disorder
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Once a year, the National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS), the federal agency responsible for the use of the International Classification of Diseases – 10th revision (ICD-10) in the US, releases an updated version of the ICD-10-CM, the HIPAA-adopted code set for medical diagnoses used by medical providers, insurers, and health care administrators.
The 2018 update of the ICD-10-CM took effect on October 1, 2017, meaning that users of the ICD-10-CM are required to start using the updated codes as of that date.
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