Clinical Documentation

Academic Medical Centers and IDNs Need To Invest In An Enterprise-Wide Supply Tracking System

More than ever, today’s healthcare environment is calling for hospitals and health systems to rein in their costs. With all of the pressures of Covid-19 placed on top of prior concerns such as declining reimbursements and the shift to value-based care, hospitals are quickly looking to reduce costs while maintaining high standards of care. One […]

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How An Interface Between Your Inventory Management System and Electronic Medical Record Can Drive Serious ROI

Many hospitals utilize inventory management software to track the usage of their implants and supplies in order to know when to re-order them. They can also mine this data to understand which products are overstocked or understocked and can update their PAR levels as required. This can lead to an effective and efficient inventory management

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Are Joint Commission Inspections About To Get Harder?

The Joint Commission (TJC) recently received approval from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) to continue on as an Accrediting Organization (AO) for a period of two years. This comes as a blow to TJC, as CMS had previously approved them as an AO for a 6 year term in 2014. TJC has

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Joint Commission Resumes Inspections, Incorporates Remote Surveys

The Joint Commission (TJC) has indicated that it will resume its quality surveys in the month of June. Hospitals require successful TJC inspections in order to receive funds from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), a major source of revenue for almost every hospital. As the initial threat of Covid-19 has passed, TJC

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Physicians Are Spending Too Much Time Documenting In EHRs – And Hospitals Have To Find New Solutions

A recent New York Times op-ed reinforced the widespread feeling among US physicians that they are spending too much time documenting their work in electronic health record (EHR) software. Recent estimates put physician time spent in their EHR at 50% of their workday, significantly reducing the amount of time they can spend on patient care.

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How To Link Patient Outcomes To Medical Devices Using UDI

The United States Food & Drug Administration (FDA) is touting the benefits of tying unique device identifiers (UDIs) on medical devices to patient outcomes via electronic medical records. UDIs have been a long-term dream for many in healthcare, who view the ability to track and trace medical devices using unique item-level codes as a true

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Oregon Health & Science University Implements Endoscope Tracking Software As An Investment In Patient Safety

Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU) implemented the iRIScope endoscope tracking system from Mobile Aspects to help automate the documentation of reprocessing and storage practices for endoscopes in its new Center for Health & Healing Building 2(CHH2). As the only academic health center in the state, OHSU is where personalized patient care is combined with

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Track Tissue From Dock To Patient With This Automation Technology

Many Perioperative departments have told us that their recent visits by The Joint Commission (TJC) included a more in-depth review of their tissue implant logs. A number of Perioperative administrators and nurses agreed that during their last visit from TJC they wanted to see a higher level of documentation when it comes to tracking tissue

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How One Health System Analyzes Physician Item Preferences To Boost Its Bottom Line

Springfield, Missouri-based Mercy Health has taken to data analytics to help understand the discrepancy in physician item usage in order to boost its bottom line. By using data to analyze the costs and usage patterns of physicians on similar cases, it has identified many opportunities to reduce supply costs and increase its profitability. Using data

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Survey: The Charge Capture Function At Hospitals Is Too Slow And Error-Prone

A new survey conducted by Sage Growth Partners and sponsored by Ingenious Med revealed that most hospitals still have a long way to go to clean up their revenue cycle and charge capture processes. The survey reached out to over 100 revenue cycle leaders at hospitals, 78% of whom believe that the charge capture process

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