by John Zelem, MD, FACS, and Tabitha Hapeman, RN, BSN, RN-BC
One morning, I was playing golf with my golf mate, Mike. As we traveled along, we saw litter: empty cups, wrappers, napkins, cup covers, straws, and more. Mike made the comment to me that littering like that was...Read More »
I spent the first two days of this week in Washington, D.C., for the annual Specialized Information Publishers Association (SIPA) conference and awards luncheon. While it was fun to see the capital sights, the main reason for the trip was to receive an award...Read More »
The annual cost of physician burnout is conservatively estimated at $4.6 billion, research published in the Annals of Internal Medicine shows.Read More »
The AUA recently issued a guideline for the diagnosis and treatment of uncomplicated recurrent urinary tract infections (UTIs), which emphasizes the importance of cultures and antibiotic stewardship.Read More »
Average hospital readmission rates associated with individual PCPs show almost no variation, so incentivizing PCPs to change practice to lower the rates may not make sense.Read More »
Q: I’ve been told that in most cases codes for viral causative organisms, B95-97, will not add a CC or an MCC. However, I thought that identifying a causative organism often does add a CC/MCC. Could you clarify this for me? Read More »