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Understand the impact that DEI has on healthcare organizations and patient outcomes. There has been a recent focus on diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) throughout a variety of industries; and understanding their impact on healthcare organizations is important in improving health outcomes and quality of life for patients. Medical coders have a unique behind-the-scenes view […]
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Proposed rule improves payment rates, incentives, and ESRD treatment choices. Disadvantaged Medicare patients suffer from end-stage renal disease (ESRD) at higher rates and are also more likely to be readmitted to hospitals, experience higher costs, and receive in-center hemodialysis when their kidneys are no longer able to function properly. Furthermore, non-white patients with ESRD are […]
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Social determinants of health (SDOH). You’ve probably been hearing that term a lot lately. Karen DeSalvo, MD, MPH, MSc, spoke on social determinants at HEALTHCON in Las Vegas (April 28 – May 1); and the American Medical Association and UnitedHealthcare recently announced a collaboration to standardize data collection on SDOH with new ICD-10-CM codes. What […]
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