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Why Avoiding Costly Coding Mistakes Is More Critical Than Ever

HIT Consultant

Hilton Hudson, MD, FACS, and CEO of HPC International In May 2022, a California doctor was sentenced to nearly eight years in prison for his involvement in a $12 million Medicare fraud scheme. Physicians should emphasize their value in terms of patient outcomes, quality of care, and cost-effectiveness. He received $4.5

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Biggest Challenges Behavioral Health Clinicians Will Face in 2021

Icanotes

A doctor can also educate patients using telehealth. Clinicians need to develop ways to show patients' progress, such as a drop in substance use for those dealing with substance use disorders or an improvement in depression for people with major depression. Another obstacle is getting clients to use the system.

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Recognizing the Role of Caregiver with Melissa Fisher | E. 79

Vie Healthcare

Episode Introduction Melissa shares the four challenges faced by caregivers today, calls on doctors to recognize family and patients as a ‘’unit’’, and highlights the ‘’unpaid, untrained, overwhelmed, burned-out’’ reality of caregiving. ” Are you getting what you need to process improve? Really, they’re not.

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National Care Coordination Standards for Children and Youth with Special Health Care Needs (CYSHCN) Implementation Guide

NASHP

This section of the guide outlines considerations, examples, and resources for: Identifying stakeholders and establishing partnerships across care coordination and child-serving systems. Assessing care coordination system capacity, gaps, and process improvements. Financing care coordination systems.

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Newsletter, February 2024

Patient Safety Movement

The contributions of female doctors to healthcare are immeasurable, not only in their clinical expertise but also in their ability to foster environments where patients and families are empowered to be active participants in their care. We are at crossroads in Patient Safety.