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An exclusive focus on illicit drug use by employees is causing the nations occupational health professionals to overlook another major threat to worker health and safety: licit drug use.
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Over the past two weeks, have you felt down, depressed, or hopeless? and Over the past two weeks, have you felt little interest or pleasure in doing things? Those two simple questions may be as effective as more complex tools in helping to spot employees who may be suffering from depression and in identifying those workers who should be referred for a thorough diagnostic workup.
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Occupational health case managers in search of new sources of information on best practices or referral resources need look no further than their e-mail mailbox, if they are members of CM Onelist.
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NIOSH training DVD focuses on stress; Minnesota Hospital and Healthcare Partnership tool examines health care vacancies; U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Health Resources and Services Administration funds health work force studies
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Imagine promising that every patient who walks through the door of your emergency department (ED) will be seen in 15 minutes. Does this sound like an invitation for a public relations nightmare?
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When Southern Ohio Medical Center in Portsmouth received the Ohio Award for Excellence (OAE) in September 2002, indications were that it had a lot to do with the hospitals proactive registration and central scheduling department.
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Chargemasters need to be maintained on a quarterly basis, and coders should be given educational updates at least that often to keep up with the CPT coding changes and the development of new codes by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), experts advise.
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A major reason its so difficult to change physician behavior where coding and documentation are concerned is that many doctors see hospital coding as separate from their own practice and experience. So the key is to find a way to tie physicians coding to their own outcomes.
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As HIM professional needs evolve due to the changing health care industry and reimbursement issues, experts say the role of coders also must progress to more than a job that merely requires someone to assign a code.
