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As ICD-10 approaches, healthcare providers are worried that lapses in coder productivity could cost them money, according to an Advisory Board Company report published Tuesday.
Even when accounting for factors such as experience, age and research, men are 15 percentage points more likely to have the rank of full professor - the senior-most position on a tenure track - than are women.
Payment initiatives and increasing patient expectations are slowly forcing changes, encouraging doctors to be better listeners and more sensitive.
HHS said $350 million will go to 1,184 health centers across the country to pay for programs that improve their population's access to medical, dental, behavioral, pharmacy and vision care. The remaining $150 million will fund renovation, expansions or new construction to 160 health centers in the country.
Employers again are sharply focused on employee wellness, and some are raising the bar to qualify for program incentives.
No changes have been announced at those facilities but consumers can expect to see an advertising campaign featuring NFL quarterback Peyton Manning, the former University of Tennessee football standout who serves as the brand spokesman, according to Tennova.
Consumers will earn Walgreens Balance Rewards points for enrolling in and funding accounts, activating benefit debit cards, making purchases using their cards, or by participating in healthy activities such as walking, biking and weight management.
Banner Health will install Cerner for electronic health records software at two hospitals they recently acquired from the University of Arizona by 2018, the healthcare provider announced. The 28-hospital integrated healthcare system already uses Cerner EHR in its other facilities.
Employers again are sharply focused on employee wellness, and some are raising the bar to qualify for program incentives.
Northwell Health CEO Michael Dowling on Monday said it would cost the healthcare provider, formally known as the North Shore-Long Island Jewish Health System, tens of million of dollars over the next two to three years as the newly named company embarks on a massive campaign to educate the public about its new moniker.