Publicly reported hospital quality ratings frequently offer conflicting results, which may be misleading to stakeholders and patients.
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Publicly reported quality rating systems need improvement, often conflict, study finds
Source: ACDIS

Publicly reported hospital quality ratings frequently offer conflicting results, which may be misleading to stakeholders and patients, according to a new analysis published in the New England Journal of Medicine Catalyst.

ICD-10-CM coding study: Pulmonary hypertension is frequently undercoded
Source: Revenue Cycle Advisor
Pulmonary hypertension is frequently identified but rarely coded in electronic health records, according to findings from a retrospective study recently published in the Journal of Cardiac Failure.
 

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How are you managing your third-party vendor risk assessments?
Source: Revenue Cycle Advisor
Many healthcare organizations aren’t doing a great job assessing the HIPAA risks associated with third parties. Some are having a hard time devoting resources. And many are worried that their current manual risk management processes cannot keep pace with cyberthreats.
 

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Q&A: Categorizing charges for clinical trials
Source: Revenue Cycle Advisor
Q: For the purposes of categorizing charges, how can we determine which charges are related to the clinical trial and which are not?

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