Following up on their June 2021 report calling for fewer Medicare alternative payment models (APM), the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC) offered strategies in their...Read More »
Study findings from a recent CLASSIC trial showed that implementing a more restrictive protocol for IV fluids didn’t decrease mortality rates for intensive care unit (ICU) patients receiving septic shock treatment. As reported by...Read More »
A new report from Sg2 utilized patient-level data and local market trends to forecast patient volumes over the next decade. Notably, while hospital inpatient...Read More »
Cardiovascular complications, such as pulmonary embolism, arterial and venous thromboses, myocardial infarction, and stroke, are found to be higher in patients with post-acute sequelae of SARC-CoV-2 (PASC), or “long COVID,” according to the American Academy of Physical Medicine and...Read More »
Q: I recently reviewed a chart where the patient received packed red blood cells (PRBC), the hemoglobin and hematocrit were 6 and 21 respectively, the estimated blood loss was only 50 ccs after a surgery, and minimal fluids were given. Would it be appropriate to query the...Read More »
Sepsis 2.5. It’s what the CDI program at JPS Health Network named its sepsis criteria—merging early identification of CMS’ core bundle measures for sepsis (SEP-1) with Third International Consensus Definitions for Sepsis and Septic Shock criteria for denial mitigation. Sepsis denials have risen...Read More »
The use of telemedicine for cancer care has grown increasingly common but not at an equitable rate, according to a recent study conducted by Jenny S. Guadamuz, PhD, of...Read More »