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Grand challenges and opportunities for patient-centered CDS

Healthcare It News

Clinical Decision Support Electronic Health Records (EHR, EMR) Government & Policy Patient Engagement AHRQ is helping the transition towards evidence-based recommendations to guide clinical decision-making that incorporates patients' needs and preferences. healthcare system needs to aspire to and is working towards.

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The Critical Shift in ASC EHR Adoption: Overcoming Barriers

HIT Consultant

Electronic health records (EHRs) are one of many health IT advancements in recent years, and they prove to have a significant impact on both providers and patients alike. While an EHR optimizes workflow efficiencies for providers, it also enables a more comprehensive view of a patient’s health.

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Appeals Court Rules Against Nursing Home: Bankruptcy Cannot Affect Prevent Cancellation of Medicare or Medicaid Contacts

The Health Law Firm

Board Certified by The Florida Bar in Health Law On July 11, 2016, a federal appeals court stated that a bankruptcy judge did not have the authority to block government health officials from cutting off Medicare and Medicaid payments to a Florida nursing home that was alleged to have violated patient-care regulations.

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Operation Nightingale and Protecting Your Organization from Potential Licensure Fraud

Provider Trust

Between 2016 and 2021, over 7,600 fake diplomas were sold to nursing students who used the fraudulent degrees to qualify for the National Council Licensure Exam (NCLEX). In an interview with Yahoo News , Porrass revealed that undercover agents were used to investigate the fake degree claims. They just paid the amount.”

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Avoiding “Gotcha” Moments in Compliance 

YouCompli

Unfortunately, with a title like “compliance officer,” we have some image issues to overcome if we want our healthcare leaders to see us more like a business partner and less like an obstacle. Let’s imagine someone is conducting an audit involving the review of medical-necessity documentation for physical therapy services.

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How to Make a Compliance Culture Contagious 

YouCompli

Berger, there are six key psychological drivers for word-of-mouth communication among humans: Social Currency Triggers Emotion Public Practical Value Stories As compliance officers, we play a significant factor in influencing others and shaping our organizations’ culture of compliance. I recently stumbled across a book by Jonah Berger, Ph.D.,

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100 Million People in America Are Saddled With Health Care Debt

Kaiser Health News

Ariane Buck, a young father in Arizona who sells health insurance, couldn’t make an appointment with his doctor for a dangerous intestinal infection because the office said he had outstanding bills. beset by a health care system that is systematically pushing patients into debt on a mass scale, an investigation by KHN and NPR shows.