New Medicare Cards Could Spell Trouble for Doctors, Seniors
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New identification cards the government is sending out to all Medicare recipients in an effort to deter fraud may actually end up encouraging scammers and hindering physician billing, according to sources contacted by Bloomberg Law. The new cards haven’t been mailed out yet but seniors have already reported potentially fraudulent contacts, including
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Don’t Let Type 2 MI Give You A Heart Attack!
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Complicated coding of type 2 myocardial infarction's. Advancing technology often leads to evolution of medicine. As our laboratory studies become more sensitive, we need to evaluate what the clinical significance of a positive test is. Such is the case with
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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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