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ICD-10 Flexibility Helps Transition to New Coding Systems, Principles, Payer Policy Requirements
December 1, 2015
Effective October 1, providers submit claims with ICD-10-CM codes. As they adapt to this new system, physicians, clinical staff, and billers should be relying on feedback from each other to achieve a successful transition.
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Social Isolation, Polypharmacy Predict Medication Noncompliance Post-Discharge in Cardiac Patients
- Anneliese M. Schleyer, MD, MHA, FHM;
- Jessica S. Woan, MD;
- Kay M. Johnson, MD;
- Lindee Strizich, MD, MSc;
- Maralyssa Bann, MD;
- Shobha W. Stack, MD, PhD
December 1, 2015
Clinical question: What are predictors of primary medication nonadherence after discharge?
Background: Primary nonadherence occurs when a patient receives a prescription at hospital discharge but does not fill it.
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Quality of Healthcare Systems Depends on People Caring Within
- Danielle Scheurer, MD, MSCR, SFHM
November 30, 2015
The experience I describe here is an acute illness that my family experienced. Aside from the actual illness, most of the story will not sound surprising or unique to most of you.
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Patients Dissatisfied with Medicare Advantage Plans
- (Reuters Health);
- Andrew M. Seaman
November 20, 2015
NEW YORK - Medicare Advantage plans might not be meeting the needs of patients requiring the costliest and most complex levels of care, a new study suggests.
Between 2010 and 2011, such patients were more likely to switch from Medicare Advantage plans to traditional Medicare, rather than vice ver
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ICD-10 Under ACP Scrutiny
- (Reuters Health);
- Will Boggs Md
November 19, 2015
NEW YORK - While the new International Classification of Diseases, Tenth Revision, Clinical
Modification (ICD-10-CM) codes offer greater diagnostic precision, their implementation will require training of clinicians, coders, and other staff to minimize payment denials or delays from both public and
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Elderly Patients with Pneumonia Benefit from ICU Care
- (Reuters Health);
- Megan Brooks
November 18, 2015
NEW YORK - Elderly patients with pneumonia whose need for intensive care unit (ICU) admission is uncertain actually fare better in the ICU than on the general medical ward, a new study suggests.
"Although our results should be confirmed with a randomized trial, clinicians should be aware that man
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Dementia Most Costly Terminal Disease, Study Says
- (Reuters Health);
- Lisa Rapaport
November 13, 2015
Families may spend almost twice as much caring for dementia patients at the end of life than they might if their loved one suffered from a different disease, a U.S. study suggests.
Costs paid by Medicare, the U.S.
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Outpatient Care Costly for Hospitals
November 12, 2015
NEW YORK - Outpatient care may cost more when hospitals own the medical practices or employ the physicians, a U.S.
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New Medicare Rule Will Reimburse Physicians for Advance Care Planning
- Nancy K. Zeitoun, MD, FHM
November 5, 2015
Hospitalists care for patients with the most serious, chronic, and complex illnesses. As a result, they are often faced with the daunting task of counseling their patients to help them clearly define their end-of-life wishes.
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Hospitalist David Weidig, MD, Witnessed the Field Grow During His Decades-long Career
November 4, 2015
David Weidig, MD, was there at the beginning. He was one of the first internal medicine-trained physicians to adopt hospital-based practice. He was one of the first to proudly call himself a hospitalist.