By Wednesday, March 18, 2020, COVID-19 had begun to rage full force in the United States. Westchester County, New York, where Kerry Seerkircher, RN, BSN, CCDS, CDIP, serves as CDI director at Northern Westchester Hospital in Mount Kisco, New York, was considered an epicenter for...Read More »

by Karla Accorto

It has been over a year since the World Health Organization declared COVID-19 a pandemic. Since then, physicians and scientists alike have learned so much about the virus, both proving and disproving commonly held theories. For example, it seemed obvious from...Read More »

CMS announced that it is granting exceptions from reporting requirements and extensions for clinicians and providers participating in Medicare quality reporting programs with respect to upcoming measure reporting and data submission. The action comes as part of the response to the novel...Read More »