CDI Strategies - Volume 16, Issue 35

News: Forbes list includes best hospitals and health systems to work for by state

September 1, 2022
News, Quality & Regulatory

In its “America’s Best Employers by State” list, Forbes included 262 hospitals and health systems. This ranking was formed based on surveying about 70,000 employees working for businesses with more than 500 employees. Forbes’...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 16, Issue 35

News: Employers agree virtual care is here to stay but needs to evolve, survey finds

September 1, 2022
News, Outpatient CDI

In a survey conducted by the Business Group on Health, 74% of the 165 large employers surveyed said that virtual care will have a major impact on future care delivery. People working at most large...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 16, Issue 34

News: AHA reports rising patient acuity, driving up hospital costs while payments fall

August 25, 2022
News, Quality & Regulatory

Hospitalized patients have become sicker and more medically complex since the COVID-19 pandemic, according to the American Hospital Association (AHA) in a recent report...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 16, Issue 34

News: Psychiatric symptoms may last up to two years post-COVID, study shows

August 25, 2022
Clinical & Coding, News

People who’ve had COVID-19 are at an increased risk for psychiatric and neurologic sequelae compared to other respiratory infections, according to a study recently published in the Lancet Psychiatry...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 16, Issue 34

News: 41% of physicians observed colleagues behaving inappropriately, report says

August 25, 2022
News, Physician Queries

In a survey of more than 1,500 doctors, Medscape’s 2022 “Physicians Behaving Badly: Stress and Hardship Trigger Misconduct” report shows 41% of physicians have seen other clinicians behave...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 16, Issue 33

News: Homebound seniors have higher Medicare spending than non-homebound, study finds

August 18, 2022
News

Homebound seniors use hospital-based care more and outpatient care less than non-homebound seniors, resulting in higher Medicare spending, a new research article published in the Journal of General Internal Medicine...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 16, Issue 33

News: CDC no longer recommends quarantining after exposure to COVID-19

August 18, 2022
News

After more than two years, the CDC guidelines concerning exposure to COVID-19 have changed. Previously, individuals were recommended to quarantine after exposure until testing negative. Now that recommendation has been dropped, according to the guidelines issued on August 11 in...Read More »
CDI Strategies - Volume 16, Issue 33

News: HHS invests $60 million to improve rural community health care workforce and access to care

August 18, 2022
News, Quality & Regulatory

In a recent statement, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced nearly $60 million in investments...Read More »

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