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ICD-11 is the latest iteration of the International Classification of Diseases (ICD). It is preceded by ICD-10 and comprises of work completed over 10 years, involving over 300 healthcare industry…
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The Importance of Predictive Models in Clinical Trials Every year in the United States, close to 1.7 million people are diagnosed with cancer for the first time. This makes the…
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Ballistocardiography: Under the Hood Piezoelectric sensors are devices that convert changes in pressure, strain, temperature, and acceleration into electrical charge. These sensors can be embedded in common objects such as…
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Understanding Clinical Quality Language (CQL) How Healthcare Quality Measures Work The Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) employs Clinical Quality Measures (CQMs) to measure the quality of healthcare services…
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Currently, the treatment for cancer comprises of a combination of procedures including surgery, chemotherapy, radiation therapy and immunotherapy. Traditionally, these types of treatments have targeted only the type and size…
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Understanding the Epidemic The illegal use of opioid drugs came into focus for the first time in the year 1999. Pharmaceutical companies had begun to recommend opioids for treating patients…
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Value-based reimbursement has reached its tipping point and is here to stay. Of the payers and providers surveyed in the latest McKesson report, just 3% was exclusively fee-for-service. Value-based reimbursement…
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Modern electronic health records (EHR) has come to represent an umbrella term for health information technology (IT). Basically, all the tech running a hospital system. That often means installing separate…
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Chronic care management (CCM) is a recent service eligible for a modest monthly reimbursement from Medicare. While the additional revenue can be healthy for your bottom line, ineffective workflows can…
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The new payment model for chronic care management (CCM) offered by Medicare is a positive step toward value-based reimbursement. CPT code 99490, the latest introduction, seems simple on the surface:…
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This article explores the benefits of software as a medical device and potential drawbacks. Read more from our blog.
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Understanding how technology has changed healthcare is essential to stimulating future innovation. Read more from our blog.
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