Mental health disorders among people experiencing homelessness has a current prevalence of 67% and a lifetime prevalence of 77%, according to an analysis published in JAMA Psychiatry. The most common...Read More »
Q: A patient was admitted for acute hypercapnic respiratory failure (AHRF) and acute heart failure with preserved ejection fraction exacerbation, hypertension, thought to be secondary to untreated obesity hypoventilation syndrome/obstructive sleep apnea (OHS/OSA) with improvement in...Read More »
The lifetime risk of atrial fibrillation (AF) increased from 2000 to 2022 from one in four to one in three, and heart failure was the most common complication linked to it, according to a recent study published in BMJ....Read More »
Use of a computerized provider order entry (CPOE) prompt reduced the empiric use of extended-spectrum antibiotics in adults hospitalized for urinary tract infections (UTI) or pneumonia, according to a new study published in ...Read More »
Q: A patient presents with sepsis due to acute pyelonephritis (E. coli). She had a previous kidney transplant at age 10 due to polycystic kidneys (removed), has chronic kidney disease (CKD) stage 3b, and is immunosuppressed due to drugs. How would this scenario be reported in ICD-10-...Read More »
The Lancet Breast Cancer Commission recently concluded that access inequities in breast cancer prevention, detection, treatment, and supportive care have left many patients “systematically left behind and forgotten,”...Read More »
Q: What documentation criteria are required to report CPT critical care codes 99291-99292?
A: First, you have to document high-complexity medical decision-making (MDM) and that's using whatever methodology is currently put forth in the...Read More »
