Articles Tagged With: accuracy
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SPADE Method Quantifies Potential Harm of Misdiagnosis
Methodology improves accuracy of diagnostics for sepsis and acute myocardial infarction, lowers malpractice risk.
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Medication History Often Inaccurate on Inpatient Side
Medication histories were more accurate when obtained by pharmacy technicians, according to a recent study. Of 183 patients admitted through the ED in 2017 and 2018, medication histories were accurate just 38% of the time with the usual process (typically, a nurse reviews the medication list and updates it accordingly) and 70% of the time with pharmacy technicians.
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Make Patient Access Evaluations More Transparent
Just as hospitals are becoming more transparent about costs and the quality of clinical care, the same is true for revenue cycle staff performance evaluations. Staff can check on how many registrations they have completed and the accuracy of each. They also can see how the overall department is performing — speed of calls, wait time duration, and how many calls are going to voicemail.
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How to Record Reliable Blood Pressure Measurements
A small, community-based study to detect hypertension revealed one week of twice-daily home blood pressure (BP) measurements are more reliable and more accurately predict increased left ventricular mass than clinic or 24-hour ambulatory BP monitoring.
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Blood Pressure Concordance Between SPRINT and Routine Clinical Practice
Blood pressures obtained in routine clinical practice frequently vary from research-quality blood pressure measurements, highlighting the importance of proper techniques and clinician awareness.
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How to Record Reliable Blood Pressure Measurements
A small, community-based study to detect hypertension revealed one week of twice-daily home blood pressure (BP) measurements are more reliable and more accurately predict increased left ventricular mass than clinic or 24-hour ambulatory BP monitoring.
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Patients Want Good Answers on Cost of Care
Price-shopping patients are not interested in gross charges that do not take their individual insurance into account. Read how one department created a tool that provides tailored, detailed estimates.
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Instant Gratification with Self-Service Price Estimators? Not So Fast, Says Patient Access
Beware the pitfalls of do-it-yourself healthcare pricing research.
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Basic Coding Knowledge Allows Patient Access to Stop Denials
Inaccurate coding causes compliance issues, more denials, lost revenue, and negative patient experiences. More precise and accurate information from the onset sets the stage for correct billing, cleaner claims, and fewer denials.
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Primary Care MDs Field Questions on Direct-to-Consumer Genetic Testing
After paying hundreds of dollars for direct-to-consumer genetic testing, people need someone they trust to explain what the results actually mean. Many turn to their physicians. The problem for clinicians is they do not know what kind of lab conducted the test or how reliable it is.