Welcome to St. Mary's Medical Staff News e-newsletter. Your monthly source of information for policy updates, professional requirements, current quality and technological strides within St. Mary's Health as well as other important news specific to you, our valued St. Mary's Medical Staff, Physician Office Staff and Regional Partners. To view previous issues of this e-newsletter, visit www.stmarys.org/docnews.
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Coming Soon - St. Mary's OB Hospitalist Group!
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The Indiana State Board of Health is implementing new Indiana Perinatal Hospital standards. In order to maintain our Level III status, St. Mary's Hospital for Women & Children is pleased to announce that we are forming an OB Hospitalist Program that will begin on April 2, 2013. Read more to find out about this new program.
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St. Mary's and Life Line Screening Partner to Promote Healthier Communities
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St. Mary's is working with Life Line Screening to promote early identification and early intervention for appropriate patient populations in the community. It is St. Mary's goal to make participants aware of an undetected health problem and encourage these individuals to seek follow-up care with healthcare professionals. It is important for you to be aware of this joint effort as you may have patients making appointments for follow-up after attending a Life Line Screening event.
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ICD-10 Update
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Similar to our current coding system, ICD-9, ICD-10 will contain both diagnosis codes (ICD-10-CM) and procedure codes (ICD-10-PCS). Read more to learn about the differences between these coding systems as well as how the transition to ICD-10 will affect CPT coding.
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Discharge Summary Requirements
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Read more to review discharge summary requirements according to the Joint Commission and St. Mary's Medical Staff Policies and Procedures.
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St. Mary's CARE Partners Leadership
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 Dr. Tricia Baird, Chief Medical Officer of St. Mary's CARE Partners, gives a personal statement on her acceptance of this position. Read more to hear from Dr. Baird regarding her new position as well as the mission of St. Mary's CARE Partners.
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Spirituality in the Workplace
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Sr. Jane McConnell, OSF, shares a passage from "The Two Wolves" and shares her wishes for St. Mary's Medical Staff for 2013.
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