In a recent joint paper published in The New England Journal of Medicine, the National Quality Forum (NQF) and Humana called for a new risk adjustment model that accounts for both clinical factors and social...Read More »

Twenty-five percent of hospitalized Medicare patients experience patient harm, and 43% of those harm events could have been prevented according to a recent report from the Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General (OIG)...Read More »

Q: A question came up with our staff regarding if we should be querying for linking terms using the term “with” such as “Foley with UTI.” Is the documentation of “Foley with UTI” appropriate to indicate a CAUTI when not present on admission since the word “with” assumes a...Read More »