Most of the mainstream media coverage of the recent 2014 mid-term elections focused on continued partisan politics, highlighting lack of governmental accountability and the government’s inability to agree enough on anything to address concerns facing the country. Unfortunately at many facilities...Read More »
The Maryland ACDIS Chapter has been meeting for more than five years. Although previously under the auspices of the Maryland Hospital Association (MHA) (which still graciously houses the group’s monthly meetings), the group became an “official” ACDIS chapter back in 2013. On Friday, December...Read More »
The National Association of Clinical Nurse Specialists (NACNS) has gathered experts to focus on “two pressing issues in health care: malnutrition in hospitalized patients; and caring for patients with multiple chronic conditions,” according to a November...Read More »
CMS’ finalization of its comprehensive APC (C-APC) policy represents the most radical change finalized in the 2015 OPPS final rule. C-APCS introduce an inpatient-like complexity adjustment for outpatient hospital services. The...Read More »
Q: I work in a large, provider-based orthopedic clinic with a rheumatology department that has many patients who are very ill with several comorbid conditions. Does the physician need to document every comorbid condition that impacts his or her medical decision making for each encounter?...Read More »
