Connect Care Bytes Blog

JUNE 18, 2024

Starting June 18, 2024, five additional test results and their results-related documents will become immediately available to patients in MyAHS Connect (MAC) , the online patient tool for Connect Care, without a 5-day hold.

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Health Populi

FEBRUARY 18, 2020

In The Rural Health Safety Net Under Pressure: Rural Hospital Vulnerability, the Chartis team documents the erosion of these small, remote institutions which provide the only inpatient resource for health citizens living in their geographically large service areas.

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Health Populi

MAY 30, 2018

” When the concept of therapies tailored to individual patients is explained, most people like the idea of diagnostic tools that can identify biological markers and marry to personal medical records data to help determine medical treatments that best fit them. This picture of U.S.

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We Care Online

MAY 25, 2024

Enhancing Diagnostic Accuracy and Speed As a lab technician, your primary responsibilities will be conducting tests and analyzing samples. By automating data entry and analysis, these systems reduce the risk of human error, ensuring that test results are precise and reliable.

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Minority Nurse

AUGUST 28, 2023

There is currently no specific test to identify Lipedema. Imaging studies like ultrasound, MRI, lymphoscintigraphy, and lymphangiogram may be helpful, although test results may appear normal in the earlier stages. Remember that the FDA does not test supplements, so there is no way to know possible side effects. Epub 2014 Oct 17.

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Prism Career Institute

FEBRUARY 4, 2025

When a doctor comes in and evaluates the patient, they may decide a test or treatment is necessary. They may even be asked to perform diagnostic testing themselves. You’ll need to schedule off-site tests with other facilities and call in prescriptions to the patient’s pharmacy.

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Prism Career Institute

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

The responsibilities of an emergency medical assistant will depend on the specific needs of the patient, but they generally involve the following duties: Measuring patients’ vital signs such as blood pressure, pulse rate, and respiration rate, as well as monitoring them at regular intervals to confirm patients’ health Documenting important patient (..)

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Arkenea

JANUARY 16, 2025

Testing HL7 V2 Message Validator is designed to help developers make sure their message formatting meets Epics EHR interpretation standards. HL7 v2 supports some level of interpretation, but this tool gives developers the ability to test their messages with Epic and validate them against HL7 V2 before sending them live.

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Valant

MARCH 30, 2024

Evidence-based assessment tools can help clinicians gather objective data to inform their diagnostic impressions and treatment planning. These types of assessments can include standardized psychological tests, clinical interviews, and symptom inventories. This helps clinicians tailor their treatment approach accordingly.

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CollaborateMD

MAY 25, 2023

The process involves verifying the patient’s coverage, accurately documenting medical history, submitting claims promptly, and ensuring compliance with regulations. Accurate documentation of the patient’s medical history, examination, and treatment is crucial for oncology billing, including tracking all CPT and diagnosis codes.

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Arkenea

JANUARY 25, 2025

Leading medical institutions utilize various IT systems to manage and operate their diagnostic, treatment, and administrative services. This could be a request for a diagnostic test or prescription for medication. Such documents are supplemental data for the pillar parent standard.

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Myndshft Blog

OCTOBER 26, 2023

Medical prior authorizations pertain to the pre-approval necessary for various healthcare services like surgeries, diagnostic tests, or medical equipment. Medical procedures often need diagnostic tests and medical history, while pharmaceuticals may require formulary adherence. Want uber-efficiency?

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CareerStep

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

Through the AAPC, medical coders can receive documented certifications indicating their knowledge and understanding of Medical Billing, Medical Auditing, Medical Compliance, and more. The CPC exam is a challenging test, so it’s not easy to pass. Where do I take the test? What is AAPC certification? Is the CPC exam hard to pass?

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Arkenea

DECEMBER 11, 2024

SaMD can help patients manage their health more successfully, increase diagnostic accuracy, and reduce human error by increasing patient awareness of their health state. Thanks to the development of medical device software, smartphones and smartwatches are doubling up as diagnostic equipment. that need to be reported right away.

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Healthcare Law Insights blog

JANUARY 9, 2025

emissions testing, and TD Bank pled guilty in 2024 for alleged anti-money laundering program failures. Separately, Dr. Perwaiz was alleged to have submitted claims for diagnostic procedures that he only pretended to perform. But indictments against companies are rare.

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Ciox

AUGUST 21, 2023

HIE platforms serve as intermediaries, enabling the exchange of EHR data, diagnostic test results, imaging reports, and other relevant clinical data in a standardized and secure manner. Medical Devices Integration Medical devices integration bridges the gap between medical devices and EHR systems.

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Relias

MARCH 17, 2023

The guidance encourages teams to communicate better with each other when delivering results — specifically, to “get important test results to the right staff person on time.” Results from tests and diagnostic procedures could potentially have a major impact on a patient’s health outcome if not delivered expediently.

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Arkenea

MARCH 15, 2025

The HIMSS developed a multi-level framework to assist medical personnel in evaluating their data exchange and document management capacities. In this situation, translating a particular LOINC code that captures an observation or test to CPT can be complicated. Sometimes doctors also require sending lab tests of patients to one another.

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Myndshft Blog

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

It starts with collective healthcare intelligence—a single source of truth for patients’ health and benefits information, providers’ clinical documentation, and payers’ plans and policies. This is particularly important when the service being rendered comes via a referral such as diagnostic tests.

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Sensible Medicine

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

The people whose diagnostic test result is a few smidgeons on the ‘healthy’ side of the line are meaningfully no different than those a few smidgeons on the ‘diseased’ side. projected the national impact of adopting a spirometry test that used a race-neutral instead of race-based equation.

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The HIPAA Journal

APRIL 27, 2025

The patient had given authorization to disclose a single test result unrelated to her reproductive health; however, Holy Redeemer sent the prospective employer the patient’s full records, which included her surgical history, obstetric history, gynecological history, and other sensitive reproductive health information.

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Sensible Medicine

DECEMBER 15, 2023

This doesn’t mean snake oil and unnecessary tests and referrals. After our third disagreement over her wanting preventative medications and screening tests far out of line with guidelines -- and my own comfort – she decided she’d be better served by another physician. We also spoke on the phone about every two weeks.

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Sensible Medicine

JUNE 30, 2023

He had also had had a normal stress test a couple of years before. My work up was extensive including imaging, blood tests, and biopsies. Knowing what I know now, and having the diagnostic tools that now exist, could I have saved her? ” I documented those words in my progress note that day.

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Sensible Medicine

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

JMM Although the skeptical cardiologist questions the value of many procedures and diagnostic tests in cardiology, he remains an enthusiastic advocate of the use of coronary artery calcium (CAC) testing to better personalize each individual's risk of heart attack and stroke. For comparison purposes, a typical mammogram uses 0.4

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The Healthcare Blog

APRIL 4, 2024

That test already has a name -the RightEye GeoPref Autism Test. Its’ UC San Diego designer says it was 86% accurate in testing 400 infants and toddlers. He became the first scientist to use photographic images to “document the expressive spectrum of the face” in a publication.

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Ciox

AUGUST 3, 2023

This lack of interoperability in healthcare results in: Inefficient Care: Without access to comprehensive patient records, healthcare providers may need to duplicate tests and procedures, leading to inefficiencies and increased healthcare costs. This ensures that the specialists are well-informed about the pregnancy and any potential risks.

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Arkenea

FEBRUARY 14, 2025

Physicians can streamline documentation procedures, and generate medical charts, and discharge instructions. Physicians can streamline the documentation procedures, and generate medical charts, also discharge instructions. Thus, making it quicker and easier for healthcare providers to predict medical conditions.

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NHA Now

OCTOBER 30, 2019

I hope the certificants are able to grasp some of the basics of how to identify integumentary problems on the human body, along with some basic understandings of how these common skin conditions can be tested for and treated, with a goal better patient care and education. Nancy is the assistant dean and department chair for Purdue Global.

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Health Populi

JANUARY 6, 2022

Ford returned to the stage to talk about how better connectivity, remote monitoring and better testing can improve health care around the globe — literally. In our current pandemic mode, Abbott is Exhibit A: the source of the consumer-facing Binax test for COVID-19.

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Minority Nurse

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

This means NPs can evaluate patients, diagnose, order, and interpret diagnostic tests, and initiate and manage treatments (including prescribing medications) under the licensing authority of the State Board of Nursing. Therefore, establishing clear communication and maintaining thorough documentation is essential. Documentation.

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Practice Index

FEBRUARY 6, 2025

NHS England published a 5,000-word neighbourhood health guideline document. GPs highlighted the benefits of AI for allocating priority appointments, identifying medication conflicts in prescriptions and suggesting diagnostic tests. There were also concerns about privacy.

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CollaborateMD

APRIL 29, 2025

Specialized codes: Unlike general medical billing, mental health billing uses codes from the DSM (Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders) for mental health diagnoses and ever-changing ICD-10 codes for specific conditions. One study found that an interoperable EHR system reduces documentation times, resulting in over $2.4

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Arkenea

APRIL 8, 2025

Fewer Documentation Errors: Automated transfer of device outputs to the EHR virtually eliminates transcription mistakes that can lead to misdiagnoses or medication errors. Efficient workflows translate to cost savings, higher staff morale, and more consistent compliance with documentation standards.

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Health Populi

OCTOBER 12, 2018

“Allowing all government health plans to negotiate as a single block would establish a near monopoly,” the document asserted. There’s another bit of news out this week re-shaping the retail health landscape: that Walgreens is now partnering with LabCorp to be a channel for consumer-facing clinical lab testing.

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Sensible Medicine

SEPTEMBER 24, 2023

In this essay, I will build the case that if you are sick, you should not test for COVID19. If your child is sick, you should not test them, and you should send them to school if they are mildly ill. People who got a COVID19 test, which happened to be positive, admitted for elective procedures, or entirely unrelated complaints.

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Sensible Medicine

SEPTEMBER 24, 2023

In this essay, I will build the case that if you are sick, you should not test for COVID19. If your child is sick, you should not test them, and you should send them to school if they are mildly ill. People who got a COVID19 test, which happened to be positive, admitted for elective procedures, or entirely unrelated complaints.

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The Healthcare Blog

DECEMBER 8, 2024

Flavored with raspberry extract, saccharine, and caramel, it passed the taste and smell tests, but in keeping with then current federal regulationsor lack thereofthere was no test for safety. They were thereafter labeled 30-day wonders.

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