Based on data from the National Vital Statistics System, maternal mortality rates in the United States decreased from 22.3 deaths per 100,000 live births in 2022 to a rate of 18.6 deaths in 2023, according to...Read More »
Patient demographic and socioeconomic status strongly correlate with access to the United States lung transplant system, according to a new study.Read More »
Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania found that, contrary to conventional wisdom, increased nurse continuity is not necessarily associated with a reduction in in-...Read More »
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 »
