In the United States, preventable premature mortality showed higher rates among individuals living in rural areas than those living in urban areas, and that divide seems to be growing, according to a recent CDC...Read More »

Q: A patient was admitted for acute hypercapnic respiratory failure (AHRF) and acute heart failure with preserved ejection fraction exacerbation, hypertension, thought to be secondary to untreated obesity hypoventilation syndrome/obstructive sleep apnea (OHS/OSA) with improvement in...Read More »

Healthcare institutions categorize and manage admission types, specifically urgent versus elective admissions, in various ways. To better analyze institutional practices, challenges, and innovations in admission type determination, the ACDIS Regulatory Committee is circulating...Read More »