ICD codes are medical diagnosis and procedure codes used for billing and health insurance reimbursement, automated decision support and government statistical reports on morbidity and mortality. In fact, they are used around the world – ICD stands for International Classification of Diseases. Not a US creation, the ICD coding system is published by WHO (the [...]

Yes, this is my back yard…
So on Saturday my son Ben had his 3 year old birthday party. By late in the afternoon the adults were a bit bored and decided to knock over a building …. very normal of us…..

About 5 minutes of tractor pushing, pulling, chaining, and crushing [...]

This topic definately needs more research and some real studies behind it. However, if found to have merit, it wouldn’t be the first time a “cure” was found to be worse than the disease.
That being said… I have my doubts.

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This past Sunday evening Minnesota based Mayo Clinic CEO Dr. Cortese and US Senator Amy Klobuchar had a phone conference to discuss health care in America today. This conference was open to the public (those that could get dialed in anyway) and was recorded for later listening.
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Cutting edge technology at Nationwide Children’s Hospital in Columbus and Chillicothe’s ADENA Regional Medical Center has allowed for key advances in pediatric care through the use of telemedicine. Telemedicine allows for HD video conferencing of patients, so that the severity of a newborn’s condition can be established and more newborns can remain in their birth [...]

Seriously folks…. the health record was lost in the providers home!!  What a screaming endorsement for EHRs!

Invites have gone out, but you can still take part in what sounds to be a very interesting conversation on Sunday night:

As someone who has previously contacted our office to share your thoughts on issues important to you, I would like to take this opportunity to invite you to participate in a live [...]