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03/06/2023

There is nothing subjective about what truly constitutes a compliant “narc log”.

02/22/2023

Tips to figure out when the “unannounced” CMS survey is right around the corner.

02/13/2023

Sometimes the lines can get blurred when talking OBL and ASC capabilities, but often anesthesia level in many states is the key differentiator.

02/10/2023

With all the talk around A.I. lately here is an example of a study that holds out hope for practical health implications.

This diagnostic study evaluates the accuracy of early autism detection models based on electronic health record data collected before age 1 year.

02/06/2023

In the United States we constantly lament the cost of healthcare and often act envious of those countries with centralized systems. Recent news stories from centralized health systems around the world are starting to paint a different picture of utopia.

The NHS is struggling under the effects of budget cuts, Covid delays and an aging population

01/27/2023

Reminder to travel safe

01/26/2023

Medicare deemed status vs Medicare certification

01/23/2023

Despite all the technology available to manage supply chain why is “waste” worse than ever?
Answer: Morale. You have to care to save money. You have to care to be efficient. You have to care to manage your employers money the way you would manage your own money. Of course turnover leads to wasteful spending and the staffing crisis doesn’t help, but this is the core issue.

The amount of money U.S. | In its study of 2,300 hospitals, consulting firm Navigant also found that hospitals could save up to 18%, or $11 million a year per hospital—the equivalent of 160 registered nurses, 42 primary care doctors or the cost of building two outpatient surgery centers.

01/16/2023

Fortune Magazine did a very interesting piece on EHR. The communication gap between those that program healthcare technology versus those that actually use it in the field needs to be narrowed and quickly.

The U.S. government claimed that turning American medical charts into electronic records would make health care better, safer, and cheaper. Ten years and $36 billion later, the system is an unholy mess: Inside a digital revolution gone wrong. A joint investigation by Fortune and Kaiser Health News.

01/09/2023

Interesting article on trying to blend the ultimate conundrum: health tech and human interaction.

HHS has frustrated some doctors by requiring them to send patients test results before they have a chance to explain them.

12/28/2022

The seeds for the current staffing crisis in healthcare were planted long before the pandemic.

12/25/2022

Wishing everyone a Merry Christmas and happy holidays