Hospital patients discharged after severe SARS-CoV-2 infection followed one of three cognitive trajectories, according to a study published in Alzheimer's & Dementia. In observing 946 severe COVID-...Read More »
Q: A four-year-old managing lissencephaly, hypotonia, and dysphagia with aspiration of secretions presents with fever and tachypnea. A chest x-ray shows right lower lobe infiltrates. Would it be appropriate to query the provider to confirm a diagnosis of pneumonia?...Read More »
In a new survey commissioned by the American Health Management Association (AHIMA), data showed that nearly 80% of healthcare organizations are collecting data on social determinants of health (SDOH), or non-clinical...Read More »
Q: For those patients who are flagging due to a procedure unrelated to the first, what do you do with those? If the issue is found during the surgery and taken care of, they don’t require a trip back to the operating room, but the patient then needs an NG tube to drain their stomach...Read More »