In its last legislative session, the Georgia General Assembly enacted a new set of laws known as the Psychiatric Advance Directive Act (the “Act”). O.C.G.A. § 37-11-1 et seq. The Act is a formal ...

Tebra, a platform for independent healthcare providers, has introduced AI Note Assist, an ambient documentation solution designed to optimise clinical note-taking processes. This HIPAA-compliant tool ...

The purpose of establishing a formal physician query process is a step in the right direction for obtaining accuracy and integrity in reporting coded data. A necessary component in any compliance plan ...

The European Parliament's recent approval of the AI Act entails a significant step in regulating artificial intelligence systems in the European Union. Among its pivotal provisions, artificial ...

San Francisco-based Augmedix has progressed from a Google Glass-based clinical documentation startup to a publicly-traded, AI-enabled ambient automation platform that documents patient encounters and ...

As patient care continues to move from inpatient to outpatient settings, hospitals are mobilizing for change. The March 2016 Medicare Payment Advisory Commission Report to the Congress: Medicare ...

Most providers associate clinical documentation improvement (CDI) with the transition to ICD-10 coding, however, CDI - a process in which care providers receive feedback from specialists who review ...

While computerized provider documentation has "dramatically changed documentation processes" for many healthcare professionals, it also often fails to meet user needs, as it is based on what ...

Within the framework of the ASCO Thematic Quality Training Program, we sent the Mini Z 2.0 Survey to 47 pediatric oncology providers. Applying a fishbone diagram and Pareto chart, we analyzed ...

Steve Claypool, MD, is vice president of clinical development and informatics, and Allison Errickson, CPC-H, is director of coding compliance and content, Clinical Solutions Division, for ProVation ...