Fresh perspectives on clinical terminologies, code mapping, and patient insights from the experts at IMO.
Precise value sets are powerful tools that can help identify accurate patient cohorts for a variety of population health and quality reporting initiatives. Find out how they can be employed for cancer care and management with IMO Precision Oncology Sets.
Earlier this year, the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) finalized new rules for the 21st Century Cures Act that require health systems to increase their interoperability efforts and facilitate greater EHR integration. Smart strategies for the collection and organization of this data will be critical for success – without them, providers may be overwhelmed, not helped, by the sheer volume of new data.
The pause placed on elective surgeries won’t last forever, and neither will this unique opportunity to evaluate current surgical scheduling practices and plan for the future of your operating rooms.
In order to gain and share insights on the coronavirus pandemic, we all need to be speaking the same clinical language. IMO’s open source data package release aims to get the global healthcare community on the same page – fast.
Tools to improve clinical workflows don’t necessarily require complex EHR integration. Often, solutions are built right into the system itself. Learn more in Leveraging the EHR for effective clinical workflows.
Need a brief refresher on the basics of what LOINC codes are and how they work? We’ve got you covered. Take a few minutes to brush up on the coding system with our LOINC 101 guide.
Things change rapidly in a pandemic, and all sectors of the medical community are working tirelessly to help manage the spread of the novel coronavirus. With coding systems frequently updating their COVID-19 terms and guidelines, IMO is striving to make sure our clients have the documentation tools they need when they need them with a special off-cycle update to both our terminology and insights offerings.
Heading up Enterprise IT and Security at a leading medical coding company is a tremendous responsibility on a good day. So what happens when a pandemic strikes? Discover the ins and outs of going remote – fast.
How much does specificity matter? When it comes to Medicare Advantage reimbursement, it matters. A lot.
Need a brief refresher on the basics of what SNOMED CT codes are and how they work? We’ve got you covered. Take a few minutes to brush up on the coding system with our SNOMED CT 101 guide.
When the medical community encountered the Zika virus outbreak in 2015, IMO was ready to help with new terminology to document the disease. We learned some lessons in that situation – ones that are helping guide our response to the current novel coronavirus pandemic. IMO VP of Global Clinical Services, Steven Rube, MD, explains our past and current responses to these crises, and talks about how what we learned in 2015 is informing our efforts now.
In the midst of the novel coronavirus pandemic, updates to COVID-19 coding guidelines, terms, and names are important for patient care, but challenging to manage. IMO’s clinical, product, and coding experts break down how COVID-19 terms have been developed and explain how IMO can help providers by taking terminology concerns off of their plates.
