Welcome to the ICD Top 10 Countdown! ICD-10 is 2 days 15 hours and counting. Remember 15 years ago how everyone planned for Y2K, but 12:01 a.m. on January 1, 2000, came and we were all still here? … [Read more...]
Acumen Blog Turns 5
To acknowledge another successful year for the Acumen blog, our editors looked to the blog’s 3 regular contributors for some thoughts on their experience writing for the nephrology community. This … [Read more...]
Data: A Cup Half Full
“In God we trust, all others bring data” —From The Elements of Statistical Learning, commonly attributed to W. Edwards Deming A cup half full is technically 4 ounces if you’re pouring milk, 125 ml … [Read more...]
The You in UX
I want to talk about me Want to talk about I Want to talk about number one Oh my me my What I think, what I like, what I know, what I want, what I see I like talking about you, you, you, you … [Read more...]
A Roadmap to Health IT Safety
Is it time for your summer vacation? Will you pull out your map and plot a course or is that too old fashioned? Maybe your road trips are as high tech as the rest of your life and you’ll navigate with … [Read more...]
Summer Proposals: A Look at Proposed Changes to QIP
This July 4th weekend has been all flags and fireworks in red, white, and blue. What better time to think about our Federal Government and the laws of the land? Jiggery-pokery and applesauce aside, … [Read more...]
Making Sense of ICD-10
In last week’s blog about ICD-10 Terry mentioned the astonishing number of codes nephrologists will find on the 2728 form, which has 4 pages of nephrology-diagnosis alphabet soup. I find the mixture … [Read more...]
Kidney Health Initiative (KHI): Joining Forces for Kidney Disease Research
LIVE from D.C….it’s KHI! Okay, so it’s not as exciting as “LIVE from New York, it’s Saturday Night,” but do you know about the Kidney Health Initiative (KHI)? In some respects, like Saturday Night … [Read more...]
