Case managers in today’s healthcare world face a challenge in confronting growing opioid abuse while also managing the use of opioids in certain circumstances as an effective treatment option for acute and chronic pain.
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How case managers can balance necessity of opioids while mitigating risk of opioid abuse
Source: Revenue Cycle Advisor
Case managers in today’s healthcare world face a challenge in confronting growing opioid abuse while also managing the use of opioids in certain circumstances as an effective treatment option for acute and chronic pain.
Clinical and financial analytics lead healthcare IT investment and ROI
Source: HealthLeaders Media
Investment areas can be viewed as value based, but they also benefit fee-for-service models.
 

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E/M coding: A new era warrants new documentation guidelines
Source: Revenue Cycle Advisor
One of the most memorable sessions at the AMA CPT Symposium in November 2017 involved an impromptu open mic feedback session facilitated by CMS’ Marge Watchorn, deputy director of the Division of Practitioner Services. The focus of this session was the applicability of the current CMS documentation guidelines for E/M services.
 

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Q&A: Cause-and-effect relationships between UTIs and catheters
Source: ACDIS

Q: I have a patient with a urinary tract infection (UTI) with pyuria and an elevated white blood cell count. There’s also recurrent plugging of the urine catheter secondary to sediment. Is a query needed in this particular case to link the UTI and Foley catheter?

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