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| April
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ISSUE
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Free
software to link health IT systems to national network |
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Cracking
a CMS code |
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FTC
offers guide to Red Flags Rule |
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Preparedness
tool for pediatric patients |
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Don't
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Are
you ready for National Hospital Week?
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The American
Hospital Association is offering an online guide to help hospitals
plan and publicize National Hospital Week: A Healthy Commitment in
Changing Times, May 10 to 16, in their communities. More |
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Free software
to link health IT systems to national network |
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The Office
of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology has
released free software to help public and private organizations connect
to the Nationwide Health Information Network, a federal initiative
to facilitate the electronic exchange of health information. More |
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Cracking a
CMS code |
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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has issued a fact sheet
on general equivalence mappings, a tool to help healthcare providers
and others identify equivalent codes in the ICD-9 and ICD-10 coding
systems. More |
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FTC
offers guide to Red Flags Rule |
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Federal Trade Commission has published a guide to help businesses
and other creditors comply with its Red Flags Rule. Hospitals are
likely to meet the rule’s broad definition of a creditor, requiring
them to develop a written identity theft prevention program. More |
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Preparedness
tool for pediatric patients |
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The
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality has developed a tool to
help hospitals care for large numbers of critically ill children in
a public health emergency. More |
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Don't
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The
American Association of Critical-Care Nurse’s 2009 National
Teaching Institute & Critical Care Exposition will be held at
the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center in New Orleans, La., from May
16 to 21, giving you a unique opportunity to renew your practice and
accelerate your ongoing professional growth. For more information
visit http://www.aacn.org/nti or e-mail [email protected].
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HOSPITAL
OBSERVATION SERVICES
Nursing documentation is essential for payment Not
everyone in an inpatient bed is an inpatient. Some of these individuals
are actually admitted under outpatient observation status. The problem
is, staff nurses often don't distinguish between the two in their
documentation. Which means the hospital doesn't get paid for reimbursable
services provided to patients under observation. In other cases,
patients are placed under observation status when they shouldn't
be. Join us for an April 22 audio seminar that will focus on distinguishing
between inpatient and outpatient observation status, as well as
the nurse documentation required to support billing for observation
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OUTPATIENT INFUSION SERVICES
Documenting correctly using clinical case studies
Many nurses are familiar with the coding and documentation rules for hospital-based outpatient infusion services. However, they may have trouble transferring this knowledge to everyday use. Learn how to document correctly, using clinical case studies through MedLearn’s audio conference, Wednesday, May 6th...click here for details
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Hospital Acquired Conditions: Prevent and Reduce the Impact
New CMS mandate presents challenges to nursing staff. Reducing the incidence of hospital acquired conditions, including pressure ulcers, catheter-related bloodstream infections and surgical site infections, is not only critical to patient care, it is crucial to minimizing the financial impact on the hospital.
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