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Homegrown Health IT Boosts Productivity and Patient Care

Source: HCPro HIM


In-house IT expertise may by the key to developing health IT systems that alleviate user burdens and improve patient care, according to a recent study.


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Overcoming Readmissions Risks in Racially and Ethnically Diverse Patients

Source: HCPro Case Management Monthly


All readmissions are not created equal. Research shows that ethnic and racial minorities may wind up back in the hospital after discharge more often than their white counterparts for certain conditions, such as pneumonia and heart failure.


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Readmissions Dip 47% When Some Patients Self-administer IV Antibiotics

Source: HealthLeaders Media


Uninsured patients requiring prolonged courses of treatment with intravenous antibiotics can be trained to treat themselves at home and achieve outcomes comparable to patients who receive treatment in traditional settings, data shows.


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Daily Q&A

Q&A: Respiratory Failure Documentation for a Drug Overdose

Source: ACDIS


I am looking for documentation or physician education tips related to ventilator management or “respiratory failure” due to combativeness for airway protection and/or toxic/metabolic encephalopathy in a drug overdose.


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Patient Status Training Toolkit for Utilization Review


Make sense of medical necessity, condition codes, and patient notices while reviewing cases. The Patient Status Training Toolkit for Utilization Review is a quick-reference handbook and pocket card that will serve as an everyday guide to utilization review.


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