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Cyberattack That Shut Down Internet Traffic Is a Wakeup Call to Hospitals
Source: Medicare Compliance Watch
A massive distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack crippled New Hampshire-based Dyn, one of the major domain name system hosts that monitors and reroutes internet traffic, October 21 and raised concerns about the healthcare industry’s ability to function in the face of a widespread outage.
Five Strategies to Launch CDI in Your Emergency Department
Source: ACDIS
Getting CDI specialists involved at the point of entry in the emergency department provides numerous benefits to downstream documentation and coding accuracy.
All-Payer ACO Set to Begin in Vermont
Source: HealthLeaders Media
The $9.5 million, six-year initiative aims to get 90% of Vermont Medicare beneficiaries in an ACO by 2022.
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Q&A: Reporting Medically Induced Coma
Source: ACDIS

Q: I have a question about coding a medically-induced coma, for example, a patient on a Precedex drip for alcohol withdrawal, supported with mechanical ventilation, and intensive nursing care.

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