by Melva T. Covington, MPH, MBA, Ph.D. | Aug 5, 2020 | Real World Data, Real World Data Technology Innovations
The projected costs of healthcare in the United States due to the novel coronavirus, or Sars-COV-19 (COVID-19), are eye-opening. Total costs will range between $56B and $556B by the end of 2021, according to a recent report commissioned by American’s Health Insurance...
by Ciox Health | Jul 28, 2020 | Press Release, Real World Data
Strategic Acquisition to Bolster Real World Data Business ALPHARETTA, Ga. – July 28, 2020 – Ciox Health, a leading health technology company, today announced its acquisition of San Francisco-based biomedical Natural Language Processing (biomed-NLP) technology company,...
by Ciox Health | Jul 23, 2020 | HealthSource, Press Release
HealthSource Patient Request Built-in Response to COVID-19 Demand for Automation, Self-Service ALPHARETTA, Ga. – July 23, 2020 – Ciox, a leading health technology company, today announces the general availability of a new feature to its HealthSource platform, which...
by Geoff New, MBA, RHIA, CHFP, CRCR, FHFMA, FAHIMA | Jul 21, 2020 | AHIMA, Clinical Documentation Improvement, Clinical Revenue Integrity, Denial Management, True Clinical Picture
As COVID-19 continues to take center stage for many healthcare and revenue cycle professionals, the daily task of rework related to denials continues to burden daily work processes as well as impact the financial viability of healthcare organizations across the...
by Theresa Vallerand, BGS, CTR | Jul 14, 2020 | Real World Data
COVID-19 has hit the world and is making its impacts known across all landscapes. The cancer registry and abstraction “world” has been impacted in many ways. Our annual educational summits (NCRA Annual Meeting, NAACCR Annual Meeting, etc.) as well as many other...
by Ciox Health | Jul 8, 2020 | Press Release
Forbes Human Resources Council is an Invitation-Only Community for HR Executives Across All Industries Atlanta, GA – July 6, 2020 — Rohini Shankar, Chief HR Officer for Ciox Health, a leading healthcare technology company, has been accepted into Forbes Human Resources...
by Deborah Hsieh, Ciox Chief Policy & Strategy Officer | Jun 1, 2020 | Security & Compliance
In response to the urgent need to address COVID-19, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has introduced multiple policies to allow providers the flexibility to focus attention on care delivery. One such type of flexibility is the 1335 waiver, which...
by Deborah Hsieh, Ciox Chief Policy & Strategy Officer | May 26, 2020 | Interoperability
Adapting to new conditions introduced by the Coronavirus pandemic has been all-consuming, which is why many organizations asked the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to delay implementation of the ONC and CMS interoperability rules. Unfortunately,...
by Geoff New, MBA, RHIA, CHFP, CRCR, FHFMA, FAHIMA | May 18, 2020 | Clinical Revenue Integrity, Denial Management, True Clinical Picture
The farthest thing from the minds of HIM professionals during the COVID-19 pandemic is the aftermath that will be experienced in the days, weeks, months, and perhaps years ahead. Today, HIM professionals are doing what they do best – bringing order to chaos by...
by Lisa Broskey, MHA, RHIA Audit Manager Privacy & Compliance | May 14, 2020 | Release of Information, Security & Compliance
It goes without saying that social distancing has changed everything, both in our personal and work lives. When we are doing as much as we can remotely – including going to the doctor – health information management (HIM) leaders need to quickly find ways to ensure...
