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In 2009, the Department of Health and Human Services issued a final rule to update ICD-9-CM to ICD-10-CM for diagnosis coding and ICD-10-PCS for procedure coding (jointly referred to as ICD-10).
AHA today joined the Kansas Hospital Association, Texas Hospital Association and Texas Nurses Association in a friend-of-the-court brief supporting Menorah Medical Center in Overland Park, KS, in a National Labor Relations Board case challenging the confidentiality of peer review activities.
A new member of the health care team is helping to improve clinical outcomes and patient experience at a low cost. Care guides were introduced on care teams at clinics operated by Allina Health, a not-for-profit health care system with 12 hospitals and more than 90 clinics serving Minnesota and…
Redefine. Partner. Integrate. Experiment. Specialize. Many hospitals and care systems are embarking on one or more of these paths to transform health care delivery while providing high-quality, affordable care to patients. At Presbyterian Healthcare Services, based in Albuquerque, N.M., leaders and…
Four generations are working side by side in hospitals and care systems today. Atlantic Health System, a large nonprofit health care system in New Jersey, has created an organizational culture that supports a multigenerational workforce. For example, to support employees age 50 and above—…