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The average salary for a certified medical coder in 2012 is $47,796, up nearly $900 from 2011, according to a recent survey from AAPC, a member association focused on the training and credentialing of medical staff.

The nature of a healthcare organization is to help others improve their health, but it would save money and reduce turnover if these organizations also focused on their own employees by promoting healthy living and wellness for them.

How to get more medical students interested in primary care careers has been much discussed due to the primary care physician shortage and the spotlight the Affordable Care Act has placed on primary care. A new study provides insight into understanding what drives medical students away from careers in primary care.

According to a recent study published in the August issue of the American Journal of Infection Control, nurse burnout has been linked to higher rates of healthcare-associated infections (HAI), which therefore costs hospitals millions of additional dollars each year.

Always a key element of healthcare, appropriate nurse staffing is becoming even more important as the industry payment model shifts from reward for high volume toward one that emphasizes efficiency and quality of care.

Last week, the Workplace Wellness Campaign (WWC), aimed at all New Jersey employers, was launched by the New Jersey Health Care Quality Institute (NJHCQI) in partnership with the New Jersey Business and Industry Association (NJBIA) and New Jersey Chamber of Commerce (NJCC).

A patient spends just a few hours or days under the supervision of a clinician or nurse after a surgery or hospitalization. The rest of the recovery time and healing process is done within the patient's home. It's important to be able to retrieve real-time information from patients within these critical post-hospital days so physicians can spot trends and respond in a timely fashion if something needs immediate attention.

The patient-centered medical home (PCMH) is the future of healthcare in the United States says the American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP) - but only if PCMHs are led by doctors.

Healthcare employees will see a modest base salary bump in 2012, according to the recent Healthcare Compensation Study from management consulting firm Hay Group.

If you're not using workpooling to distribute work, you may be losing money. That's the message attendees of the Maine chapter of the Healthcare Financial Management Association's annual conference in Rockport, Maine heard last week during a session on work productivity.