Collaboration, Integrity and Coding: AHIMA 19 Touches on Popular Revenue Cycle Themes
By Beth Friedman – These are consistent themes in reimbursement circles. And they topped conversation charts during the recent AHIMA annual convention.
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Artificial Intelligence – The Doctor Will See You Now
By Charlie Goldberg – Imagine the future when you go to your doctor to be treated for some sort of ailment. After collecting and entering key data into an app, she’s presented with a clinical diagnosis and optimal course of treatment, including the correct medications.
Health IT Issues that Deserve a Second Read – September 2019
The thought leaders in our community are good about sharing their thoughts on the issues of today. Here are the top read and shared guest posts of September that we think deserve sharing again.
Uber And Lyft Ride-Sharing Services Hitch Onto Medicaid
By Phil Galewitz – AZ Medicaid Director Jami Snyder heard many complaints about enrollees missing medical appointments because the transportation provided by the state didn’t show or came too late. So this summer she hatched a solution familiar to millions of Americans looking for an efficient ride: She turned to Uber and Lyft.
AHRQ Makes Bold Plans for Future Successes
By Gopal Khanna MBA – Twenty years ago, two seminal events helped set the nation’s healthcare agenda and formed the legacy of quality improvement that AHRQ carries forth today.
Why Patient Matching is Crucial in the Fight Against Opioids
By Daniel Cidon – Established in nearly every state across the nation, prescription drug monitoring programs (PDMPs) are used to track the prescribing, dispensing and use of opioids and other controlled substances.
Understanding Telemedicine Reimbursement
By Joel Barthelemy – Why aren’t more providers offering telehealth services? We know that virtual care is more clinically advanced than ever, with the right platforms empowering providers to deliver secure, evidence-based medicine.
Closing the Loops on Data Science and Informatics
By William Hersh – One of the most highly viewed posts of this blog is a 2015 posting, What is the Difference (If Any) Between Informatics and Data Science. One critique I have had of data science is the focus of most work on only showing prediction and not implementing prescription.
AHRQ Measures Americans’ Healthcare Spending by Going Door to Door
By Joel Cohen PhD – When the Nation’s top health services researchers want information about what patients are spending on healthcare, they turn to a reliable source: AHRQ’s Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS), an integral part of the Agency’s unique inventory of data tools and resources.