HIM directors and managers at health systems report annual salaries that outpace those earned by their counterparts at hospitals and critical access hospitals.
A study published in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society on June 12 suggests home-delivered meal programs could provide an alternative avenue for monitoring changes in older adult meal recipients’ health, safety, and well-being.
If you’re feeling drained and uninspired at work lately, you’re not alone. A survey published in the June 4 issue of Annals of Internal Medicine found that burnout among doctors costs the U.S. healthcare system some $4.6 billion each year due to turnover and reduced clinical hours.
Before starting an ambulatory or outpatient CDI program, those tasked with the project must first create some universal definitions so everyone is on the same page and speaking the same language.
ED physicians commonly treat fractures. A fracture can be the result of a traumatic injury, such as a fall, or may be pathologic (i.e., due to a disease process). In general, fractures can be classified as open or closed, displaced or nondisplaced.
CMS recently announced a new category of payment programs: the Primary Cares Initiative. Within a few years, CMS expects 25% of primary care providers to join one of the five voluntary payment models.
