Nearly One Million Patient Records of Hospitals, Health Clinics, Medical Laboratories, and other Providers Stolen in Ransomware Attack on Medical Records Company
Clinical labs should proactively investigate how a vendor will respond to a data security incident and how quickly, says expert Clinical laboratory managers in New York and surrounding areas should be aware that  almost one million protected health information (PHI) records from as many as 28 healthcare providers appear to have been stolen from a […] The post Nearly One Million Patient Records of Hospitals, Health Clinics, Medical Laboratories, and other Providers Stolen in Ransomware Attack on Medical Records Company appeared first on Dark Daily.
Source: Dark Daily - September 19, 2022 Category: Laboratory Medicine Authors: Jillia Schlingman Tags: Coding, Billing, and Collections Compliance, Legal, and Malpractice Laboratory News Laboratory Resources Laboratory Testing anatomic pathology BioReference Laboratories clinical laboratory cyberattack Dark Daily dark intelligence group Source Type: news

The No Surprises Act final rule changes dispute resolution process
The final rule related to the No Surprises Act has made major changes to th...Read more on AuntMinnie.comRelated Reading: Coding and documentation for arterial embolization How will the MPFS proposed rule valuation changes impact radiology? Midyear radiology coding update and other reminders What's in store for radiology in the 2023 Medicare Proposed Rule? Video from AHRA 2022: Rebecca Farrington on regulatory changes
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - September 19, 2022 Category: Radiology Source Type: news

Janssen Joins Forces with Pro Football Hall-of-Famer Shannon Sharpe to Address Health Disparities in Prostate Cancer
HORSHAM, P.A., September 18, 2022 – The Janssen Pharmaceutical Companies of Johnson & Johnson announced today the launch of Talk That TalkTM, an educational campaign and call to action to drive prostate cancer awareness and reinforce the importance of screening for early detection among Black men. Utilizing a new educational website and social media channels, Talk That TalkTM creates safe and supportive spaces to learn about prostate cancer, share resources, and take proactive steps to live healthier lives. The ultimate goal is to encourage and elevate the importance of consistent prostate cancer screenings to help r...
Source: Johnson and Johnson - September 18, 2022 Category: Pharmaceuticals Tags: Latest News Source Type: news

Mobile Wound Management System Application Mobile Wound Management System Application
This article describes the successful implementation of a wound management system app for the assessment and coding of pressure injuries in hospitalized patients.Wounds
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - September 16, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: General Surgery Journal Article Source Type: news

How Life Changed During the Pandemic, According to the U.S. Census
During the first two years of the pandemic, the number of people working from home in the United States tripled, home values grew and the percentage of people who spent more than a third of their income on rent went up, according to survey results released Thursday by the U.S. Census Bureau. Providing the most detailed data to date on how life changed in the U.S. under COVID-19, the bureau’s American Community Survey 1-year estimates for 2021 showed that the share of unmarried couples living together rose, Americans became more wired and the percentage of people who identify as multiracial grew significantly. And in ...
Source: TIME: Health - September 15, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: MIKE SCHNEIDER/AP Tags: Uncategorized COVID-19 healthscienceclimate wire Source Type: news

Medical Coding Creates Barriers to Care for Transgender Patients Medical Coding Creates Barriers to Care for Transgender Patients
Doctors are forced to get creative with what codes they use, or patients spend hours fighting hefty out-of-pocket bills. More than 30 countries use the new ICD-11 medical coding system, but not the US.Kaiser Health News
Source: Medscape Diabetes Headlines - September 15, 2022 Category: Endocrinology Tags: Diabetes & Endocrinology News Source Type: news

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OrganizationFounded in 1968, the Guttmacher Institute is a global leader in advancing sexual and reproductive health and rights. Through a unique and interrelated program of high-quality research, evidence-based advocacy and strategic communications, the Institute works to generate new ideas, encourage enlightened public debate, and promote sound policy and program development; its overarching goal is to ensure the highest standard of sexual and reproductive health and rights for all people worldwide.  The Institute is engaged in building a more inclusive, transparent and equitable organization.Position summaryThe Data Ma...
Source: The Guttmacher Institute - September 12, 2022 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: samin Source Type: news

Multiple Blue Cross Insurers Sue Nebraska-based Clinical Laboratory Company for Alleged COVID-19 Test Price Gauging
Insurers from three states claim pandemic start-up medical lab company charged as much as $979 for SARS-CoV-2 PCR test In an unprecedented move, Blue Cross insurers in three states are suing a clinical laboratory company in Nebraska for test price gauging during the COVID-19 pandemic. The lawsuit claims that the lab company charged as much […] The post Multiple Blue Cross Insurers Sue Nebraska-based Clinical Laboratory Company for Alleged COVID-19 Test Price Gauging appeared first on Dark Daily.
Source: Dark Daily - September 7, 2022 Category: Laboratory Medicine Authors: Jillia Schlingman Tags: Coding, Billing, and Collections Compliance, Legal, and Malpractice Laboratory Management and Operations Laboratory News Laboratory Pathology Laboratory Testing 88MED anatomic pathology APM Reports Blue Cross Blue Shield of Kansas City Source Type: news

Accuracy of ICD-10-CM encounter diagnoses from health records for identifying self-harm events - Simon GE, Shortreed SM, Boggs JM, Clarke GN, Rossom RC, Richards JE, Beck A, Ahmedani BK, Coleman KJ, Bhakta B, Stewart CC, Sterling S, Schoenbaum M, Coley RY, Stone M, Mosholder AD, Yaseen ZS.
Assess the accuracy of ICD-10-CM coding of self-harm injuries and poisonings to identify self-harm events.In 7 integrated health systems, records data identified patients reporting frequent suicidal ideation. Records then identified subsequent ICD-10-CM in...
Source: SafetyLit - September 7, 2022 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news

Social needs identified by diagnostic codes in privately insured U.S. Adults - Liss DT, Cherupally M, Kang RH, Aikman C, Cooper AJ, O'Brien MJ.
INTRODUCTION: The relationships between healthcare use and social needs are not fully understood. In 2015, International Classification of Diseases, Tenth Revision coding introduced voluntary Z codes for social needs ‒related healthcare encounters. This s...
Source: SafetyLit - September 6, 2022 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Alcohol and Other Drugs Source Type: news

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OrganizationFounded in 1968, the Guttmacher Institute is a global leader in advancing sexual and reproductive health and rights. Through a unique and interrelated program of high-quality research, evidence-based advocacy and strategic communications, the Institute works to generate new ideas, encourage enlightened public debate, and promote sound policy and program development; its overarching goal is to ensure the highest standard of sexual and reproductive health and rights for all people worldwide.  The Institute is engaged in building a more inclusive, transparent and equitable organization.Position summaryProvide res...
Source: The Guttmacher Institute - September 6, 2022 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: sramashwar Source Type: news

Coding and documentation for arterial embolization
Arterial catheter embolization is an interventional radiology procedure tha...Read more on AuntMinnie.comRelated Reading: How will the MPFS proposed rule valuation changes impact radiology? Midyear radiology coding update and other reminders What's in store for radiology in the 2023 Medicare Proposed Rule? Video from AHRA 2022: Rebecca Farrington on regulatory changes How to enhance practice revenue using video reporting
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - September 6, 2022 Category: Radiology Source Type: news

HeartcoR Solutions hires Michelle Mills as director of ECG analysis...
The latest addition to HeartcoR Solutions’ growing bench of clinical trials experts, Mills will manage and guide quality control initiatives for coding and cardiac safety trials(PRWeb September 01, 2022)Read the full story at https://www.prweb.com/releases/heartcor_solutions_hires_michelle_mills_as_director_of_ecg_analysis_and_quality_control/prweb18873734.htm
Source: PRWeb: Medical Pharmaceuticals - September 1, 2022 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news

Final Analysis of Phase 2 GRIFFIN Study Presented for DARZALEX ® (daratumumab)-based Investigational Quadruplet Regimen in Patients with Newly Diagnosed, Transplant-Eligible Multiple Myeloma
LOS ANGELES, August 27, 2022 – The Janssen Pharmaceutical Companies of Johnson & Johnson announced today the final results from the randomized Phase 2 GRIFFIN study evaluating the investigational use of DARZALEX® (daratumumab) in combination with lenalidomide (Revlimid®), bortezomib (VELCADE®) and dexamethasone (DARZALEX®-RVd), followed by maintenance therapy with DARZALEX®-lenalidomide (R), compared to RVd followed by maintenance therapy with R alone, in patients with newly diagnosed, transplant-eligible multiple myeloma. Data were presented in the plenary session at the 19th International Myeloma Society (IMS)...
Source: Johnson and Johnson - August 28, 2022 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news

Inter-rater reliability of the Abbreviated Injury Scale scores in patients with severe head injury shows good inter-rater agreement but variability between countries. An inter-country comparison study - Gunning AC, Niemeyer MJS, van Heijl M, van Wessem KJP, Maier RV, Balogh ZJ, Leenen LPH.
This study evalua...
Source: SafetyLit - August 22, 2022 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news

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