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Just 11 percent of healthcare organizations said they are fully ready to implement the new coding system, according to a survey by the College of Healthcare Information Management Executives (CHIME). The survey of 326 healthcare organizations conducted this summer stands in contrast to the “surprising reported from a poll of 349 providers by the American […]
Read MoreHere are a few tips that successful people follow to better prioritize. Give yourself a minute. It’s easier to say “yes” in the moment, only to realize later that you probably don’t have time. Instead of defaulting to “yes,” ask questions about the project (steps, due date, etc.) to gauge how long it might take. […]
Read MoreA federal judge in Oklahoma today ruled that Affordable Care Act federal subsidies cannot be issued to residents living in states that do not run their own exchanges. This marks the second ruling against ACA subsidies–in the July case of Halbig v. Burwell, the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that subsidies are illegal on […]
Read MoreA pair of commentaries in the Annals of Internal Medicine comes out strongly against California’s ballot measure, Proposition 46, which, among other things, would mandate hospitals to test physicians for drugs and alcohol. The problems laid out by the authors include: • the potential for false-positive test results; • positive results leading to immediate suspension of a […]
Read MoreA position paper from the American Academy of Neurology on the prescription of opioids for noncancer pain outlines “best practices” clinicians should follow to reduce patients’ risk for opioid overdose. These practices, published in Neurology, are: • At each patient visit, track pain and function using a validated instrument, and document the dose of all […]
Read MoreAuthors: Qureshi W et al., Am J Cardiol 2014 Jul 1; 114:59 An incidental finding on a screening electrocardiogram might be worth taking seriously. To evaluate the prognostic implications of atrial premature complexes (APCs) and ventricular premature complexes (VPCs) detected on a single 12-lead electrocardiogram (ECG) in healthy individuals, investigators analyzed NHANES III data for […]
Read MoreThe slowdown in health spending growth may be near its end, with an improved economy and increased coverage likely to bring faster growth, according to a report from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Office of the Actuary published in Health Affairs. Expanded coverage under the Affordable Care Act (ACA) will cut the number […]
Read MoreThe switch to ICD-10 poses the risk of under-reporting and over-reporting adverse events due to mismatches in codes for Patient Safety Indicators (PSIs), according to research at the Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association. The researchers, from the University of Illinois at Chicago, looked at 23 types of PSIs. They found three had straightforward […]
Read MoreAs insurers move forward with bundled payment initiatives, they would benefit from learning from the experiences of programs that haven’t succeeded. Though many bundled payment initiatives have improved quality and lowered costs some aren’t as fortunate. In a new Health Affairs blog post, two policy analysts discuss a bundled payment project they ran, called the […]
Read MoreIf you’re on the edge of a freak-out, try these simple interventions to keep calm. When it comes to long-term balance, there’s no shortage of tips and ideas on how to ensure that you’re maintaining healthy stress levels and your work doesn’t completely swamp your personal life. But other times, all that advice to exercise, […]
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