Secure text messaging presents challenges when it comes to ease of use and communicating with anyone who hasn't installed a like secure texting app. Until recently, secure texting was possible, but only if the sender and recipient both used the same mobile app. TigerText unveiled Fast Deploy® in 2014, and it's a game changer.
The good news is that the rate of 30-day readmissions is going down in hospitals across the nation, according to a CMS report. The bad news is that fines are going up. CMS also added some new conditions to its readmission prevention list for 2015.
The healthcare industry is continuously evolving, and health information technology (HIT) is changing with it. Organizations should take advantage of the technology available to improve healthcare operations but must be aware of the risks that HIT can present.
Even before ICD-10-CM was delayed until October 1, 2015, the quality of physician documentation to accommodate the new code set was a top concern for the healthcare industry.
