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As of 2005, only between 5% to 10% of hospitals are currently using electronic health records (EHRs), according to a new study.
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Designating a staff member as the "coding expert" for your agency is one way to ensure accurate reimbursement; but the person does not have to be a certified coder to help your agency understand the myriad codes and guidelines.
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The prevention of multidrug-resistant organisms (MDROs) is a "national priority ... that requires all health care facilities and agencies assume responsibility," the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention emphasizes in long-awaited new guidelines on the issue.
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Patients' right to freedom of choice of providers has been a source of continuing conflict, especially between hospitals and post-acute providers not owned by or affiliated with hospitals ...
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This is the first of a two-part series that looks at marketing in home health. This month we look at the importance of marketing to hospitalists.
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With an average of 300 new codes and the development of guidelines that change the way old codes are applied each year, it is critical that your agency keep staff members up to date on coding requirements to ensure that you receive the highest appropriate reimbursement, say experts interviewed by Hospital Home Health.
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More than three fourths of ischemic stroke survivors experience hemiparesis, with the majority of victims continuing to suffer long term limitations in functional use of their upper extremities.
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The relationship between coffee and diabetes is complex. For instance, even though cohort studies suggest less risk of diabetes in coffee drinkers, similar results have been seen in data evaluating decaffeinated coffee consumption, suggesting that some other component than caffeine might be responsible.
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Patient education may help to reduce the incidence of problems related to travel in those with diabetes mellitus.
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Physical counterpressure maneuvers are a risk-free, effective, and low-cost treatment method in patients with vasovagal syncope and recognizable prodromal symptoms, and should be advised as first-line treatment in patients presenting with vasovagal syncope with prodromal symptoms.