The prevalence of healthcare-associated infections (HAI) in United States hospitals declined between 2015 and 2023, according to a survey from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) published July 15 in The New...Read More »
Emerging data favored oral anticoagulation for lower-risk patients with atrial fibrillation (Afib), researchers found. Direct oral anticoagulant (DOAC) therapy reduced the risk of composite cardiovascular events at 24 months...Read More »
Patients with atrial fibrillation (A-Fib) who experienced breakthrough ischemic stroke despite anticoagulation often had identifiable causes and faced increased short-term risks for recurrence and heart attack, a recent study from Journal...Read More »
Bariatric surgery patients who took GLP-1 medications prior to surgery lost the same amount of weight after one year as individuals who were unexposed to GLP-1s, according to a retrospective review from...Read More »
Q: How does documentation specificity affect diabetes code assignment?
A: The details included in a medical record can significantly affect code assignments. The following three examples show how documentation specificity, relationships...Read More »
Patients who survived encephalitis had an increased risk of developing dementia and related diagnoses when compared with matched control individuals, a study posted in the Journal of Neurology found.
