Q: What if the provider's documentation states both class three obesity and morbid obesity as well as body-mass-index (BMI)? Additionally, if the patient’s BMI is greater than 40, can you automatically assign class 3 obesity E66.813?Read More »
Of pediatric patients with suspected or confirmed infection admitted to a pediatric intensive care unit (PICU), the patients who met only the Phoenix Sepsis Score criteria had a higher in-hospital mortality rate (4.7%) than...Read More »
Q: I am reaching out to gather insight into the use of geometric length of stay (GMLOS) versus average length of stay (ALOS) in other facilities for clinical, financial, and operational teams. Do you use one over the other, or are both employed by your program for different purposes...Read More »
U.S. hospitals are increasingly integrating AI predictive models with healthcare processes to predict health trajectories or risks, monitor health, recommend treatments, simplify or automate billing procedures, and facilitate scheduling. However, according to a ...Read More »
SGLT2 inhibitors and GLP-1 receptors—two classes of diabetes medication—were associated with a 14%-19% decreased risk of moderate or severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), according to a new study...Read More »
