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Episode-based care for stroke: Can neurologists play a leading role?
In this issue of Neurology® Clinical Practice, Dr. Michael Dobbs argues that episode-based care, which would encompass acute and longer-term associated care, is a likely candidate model of reimbursement for stroke.1 Physicians may be familiar with other bundled payment formats, particularly the diagnosis-related groups used by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) for determining inpatient care reimbursement to hospitals under Medicare part A.2 Episode-based care would have the advantages of looking at recurrent care and utilization events up to 1 year following the initial treatment and would be a bas...
Source: Nature Clinical Practice - June 9, 2014 Category: Neurology Authors: Ney, J. P. Tags: Medical care, Stroke prevention, Billing, Infarction Editorial Source Type: research
Abstract 265: TeleStroke: Expanding Access and Coordination of Care from Acute Stroke to Follow-up Session Title: Poster Session II
The objective of this study was to develop a novel pathway for follow-up care after inpatient admissions for acute ischemic stroke (AIS) utilizing the existing telestroke infrastructure, with the goals of improving quality outcomes, reducing patient costs, and increasing access to care.Methods: Utilizing LEAN methodology, the existing care model was process-mapped to assess for potential areas of improvement. Over one month in 2013, a convenience sample of 27 inpatients admitted with AIS were surveyed to assess for potential barriers associated with travel to appointments, as well as for attitudes towards utilizing tele-he...
Source: Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes - June 2, 2014 Category: Cardiology Authors: Hannon, P. M., Austin, J., McCauley, M. J., Smith, D., Smith, A. G., Salari, A., Majersik, J. J. Tags: Session Title: Poster Session II Source Type: research
Do Billing Codes Accurately Capture Intravenous Tissue Plasminogen Activator Treatment Rates? Justified Concern for Clinical Performance Measures Based on Billing Code Assignment
International Classification of Diseases, Ninth Revision, Clinical Modification (ICD-9-CM) codes are commonly used to determine US national stroke volume and intravenous (IV) tissue plasminogen activator (tPA) treatment rates; however, this method is often criticized because of assumed poor validity and reliability of coding assignment. We sought to understand the validity of IV tPA ICD-9-CM code assignments within a comprehensive stroke center in the southeastern United States.
Source: Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases - December 9, 2014 Category: Neurology Authors: Paola Palazzo, Andrei V. Alexandrov, Anne W. Alexandrov Source Type: research
A General Framework for Monitoring Image Acquisition Workflow in the Radiology Environment: Timeliness for Acute Stroke CT Imaging
We presented an overview of other digital footprints including but not limited to contrast administration, patient positioning, billing, reformat creation, and scheduling. A framework for analyzing image acquisition workflow was presented. This framework is transferable to any modality, as the key steps of image acquisition, image reconstruction, image post processing, and image transfer to PACS are common to any imaging modality in diagnostic radiology.
Source: Journal of Digital Imaging - February 5, 2018 Category: Radiology Source Type: research
Obstacles and Solutions in the Implementation of Telestroke: Billing, Licensing, and Legislation Special Report
Source: Stroke - November 25, 2013 Category: Neurology Authors: Aita, M. C., Nguyen, K., Bacon, R., Capuzzi, K. M. Tags: Health policy and outcome research, Emergency treatment of Stroke Special Report Source Type: research
Coding in Stroke and Other Cerebrovascular Diseases
This article provides an overview of coding principles for patients with strokes and other cerebrovascular diseases and includes an illustrative case as a review of coding principles in a patient with acute stroke.
Source: CONTINUUM: Lifelong Learning in Neurology - February 1, 2017 Category: Neurology Tags: Practice Issues Source Type: research
Validation of Acute Ischemic Stroke Codes Using the International Classification of Diseases Tenth Revision
Administrative databases have increasingly become a platform for clinical investigations aiming to address trends in the prevalence, patterns of care, and outcomes of major cardiovascular diseases including strokes1-4. Identification of acute ischemic stroke (AIS) events in these databases is dependent on billing codes. Hence, accurate querying of administrative databases for research purposes require proper validation of those billing codes. Several studies have previously validated the use of certain International Classification of Diseases-Ninth Revision-Clinical Modification (ICD-9-CM) codes to discern hospitalizations for AIS.
Source: The American Journal of Cardiology - January 7, 2020 Category: Cardiology Authors: Mohamed Alhajji, Akram Kawsara, Mohamad Alkhouli Source Type: research
Use of electronic healthcare records to identify complex patients with atrial fibrillation for targeted intervention
Discussion: We developed and tested a set of algorithms to identify AF patients and known risk factors for stroke and major bleeding using EHR data. Algorithms such as these can be built into EHR systems to facilitate informed decision making and help shift population health management efforts towards patients with the greatest need.
Source: Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association - July 2, 2016 Category: Information Technology Authors: Wang, S. V., Rogers, J. R., Jin, Y., Bates, D. W., Fischer, M. A. Tags: Research and Applications Source Type: research
E-071 Organization of a Neurointerventional Fellowship Curriculum
The objective of this report is to present a comprehensive three -tier model for a Neurointerventional didactics program.
Methods
The model divides an annual Neurointerventional didactic curriculum in to three tiers:
Introduction to Neurointervention Series: Basic concepts of Neurointervention. Implemented during the first two months of the academic year. Faculty/speaker driven. Total 20 sessions. See Table 1.
Neurointervention Core Curriculum: Implemented during months 3 to 12 of the academic year. Faculty/speaker moderated; more interactive. Total 30 sessions. See. Table 2.
Neurointervention Advanced Didactics: Period...
Source: Journal of NeuroInterventional Surgery - July 26, 2014 Category: Neurosurgery Authors: Garg, A. Tags: Electronic poster abstracts Source Type: research
TV highlights 08/01/2013
Stargazing Live | Death In Paradise | The Undateables | Primeval: New World | Taboo | PramfaceStargazing Live8pm, BBC2In what looks like it will be an annual fixture, Professor Brian Cox scans the night skies with that infectiously awestruck, half-moon smile of his. He's accompanied once more by comedian Dara Ó Briain, who makes for an effective sidekick with his comic rather than cosmic background and demeanour. He is shown how to spot and take pictures of celestial marvels, followed by half an hour of discussion with an invited audience over what hidden glories the telescope has revealed. David StubbsDeath In Paradise9p...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - January 7, 2013 Category: Science Authors: David Stubbs, Martin Skegg, Hannah Verdier, Ali Catterall, Ben Arnold Tags: The Guardian Astronomy Culture Television & radio Brian Cox Editorial Science amp; radio Source Type: news
A closer look at the rural-urban health disparities: Insights from four major diseases in the Commonwealth of Virginia
This study help bridges this gap through investigation of four major diseases in the Commonwealth of Virginia: cancer, stroke, cardiovascular disease and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. We utilize a unique inpatient hospital discharge billing dataset, and construct average patient counts at ZIP-code level over 2006–2008 where covariates from alternative sources are merged (806 ZIP-code areas, 190 urban, 616 rural). Count data regressions are first fitted to identify possible regional-level factors that affect disease incidences. A system of equations with rural-urban specification are then estimated via seemingly ...
Source: Social Science and Medicine - July 20, 2015 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research
Clinical Updates, Tips on Business and Billing, Draw Attendees to ASHA Connect
Editor’s note: This is the first of two posts from the ongoing ASHA Connect Conference in Minneapolis. This post focuses on the health care side of the conference. The second, to come on Monday, will focus on the schools side.
For speech-language pathologists in private practice and health care, attending ASHA Connect is a slam-dunk: The sessions give them hands-on information they can use right away. The sessions—smaller and more in-depth than those at the ASHA Annual Convention held in November—offer specific clinical strategies and business tips, attendees say.
This is the first year for ASHA Connect, which began...
Source: American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) Press Releases - July 8, 2016 Category: Speech Therapy Authors: Carol Polovoy Tags: Events Speech-Language Pathology Uncategorized Health Care Source Type: blogs
The World & #039;s Most Innovative Medtech Companies
Innovation is medtech's middle name, so it's always a nice surprise to see companies in the industry honored for being innovative. Fast Company released a list Wednesday recognizing 10 such companies in the biotech sector. Below, we highlight the companies on the list that are developing medical devices or diagnostics (excluding companies that are more on the pharma and biotech side of the life sciences industry).
Foundation Medicine
Foundation Medicine develops genomic profiling assays to pair cancer patients with relevant treatments and clinical trials. The company was ranked first among the Top 1...
Source: MDDI - February 20, 2019 Category: Medical Devices Authors: Amanda Pedersen Tags: Business Source Type: news
Outpatient Cardiac Palliative Care Reduces Healthcare Utilization
The American Heart Association and American Stroke Association have put forth statement recommending early and continuous access to palliative care for patients with heart disease. There is a national shortage of palliative care providers, and often outpatient palliative care clinics are not profitable to institutions with billing alone. However, early integration of palliative care has been proven to improve the quality of life of patients with advanced heart failure. Other studies have suggested that general palliative care has cost savings to hospital systems.
Source: The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation - March 31, 2020 Category: Transplant Surgery Authors: T.A. Barrett Tags: (907) Source Type: research
eAssist Dental Health Education Foundation Goes Over and Above to Drive Systemic Health
Helping patients help themselves stay their healthiest SALT LAKE CITY, Oct. 26, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- eAssist Dental Solutions, the nation ' s leading provider of virtual insurance and patient billing services for dental offices, proudly launches its new Dental Health Education Foundation, a nonprofit organization on a mission to spread awareness of the importance of dental cleanings. This year COVID-19 has helped bring to the attention of the public the devastating impact of inflammation on the body. Specifically, that increased systemic inflammation – which can be caused by oral inflammation du...
Source: Dental Technology Blog - November 7, 2020 Category: Dentistry Source Type: news
