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AHDI CONFERENCE ISSUE
VOL. 24 NO. 14 JULY 30, 2012
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Emerging
Technologies
for Chronic
Disease Care
A recent report identified
11 tools that could enhance
the patient experience.
RAC Frustrations
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DRGs Get Knocked
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CONTENTS 18
HIT HAPPENINGS PARTNERSHIP AIMS T
relationship of trust between a church and its me
CODING CORNER DRGs DETHRONED By
Transfer DRGs eliminated the option of kee
Emerging Technologies for Chronic Disease Care A
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and provide enhanced stroke care, most notably th
“A representative sample of tools include
RAC FRUSTRATIONS REMAIN BY ELIZABETH S. ROOP
RAC by the Numbers
that many of the MAC- and QIC-level appeals are f
“Some hospitals are using software to track
Will Real-Time Prompts Be a CDI Game C
marketing at Nuance Healthcare, which is beta tes
Users must be front and center as the tech
respond separately to an e-mail or open a separat
VIRTUAL COLONOSCOPY Turf War and Peace
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Besides, Kim says few patients need to be
Cost and Decision Making Dachman says VCs
CODING AND TRANSCRIPTION CODING FOR COLON AND R
ON THE WEB Survey Finds Most Patients Want to
NEWS BRIEFS HHS Says 2012 EHR Adoption Goal Has
California Doctors Struggling to Meet Meaningful
Majority of Physicians Say EHRs Interfere With Ca
INDUSTRY NOTE US Faces Obstacles to Improving H
FL•DE•MD•NY•DC HEALTH INFORMATION DATA COMPLIANC
Munson Medical Center, a 391-bed acute care regio
PRODUCTS AND SERVICES iPad App Takes Dictation,
E/M Report Highlights Coding Outliers Haye
DATEBOOK SEPTEMBER 6, 2012 ASSOCIATION FOR HEA
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