The CDC released official diagnosis coding guidance for encounters and deaths related to the 2019 novel coronavirus (COVID-19), effective February 20, 2020.
COVID-19 infections cause a range of illness severity, from no symptoms to severe illness and potentially death. Coronavirus...Read More »
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) finalized a set of strategies to lower the EHR burdens on clinicians to help them “focus their attention on patients rather than paperwork.”
The report, required by the 21st Century Cures Act, was developed by the Office of the...Read More »
Cigna announced in its first quarter 2020 Network News that it will be adopting Sepsis-3 criteria. The news item says that the change will take place immediately and it’s “part of [their] effort to promote the accurate diagnosis and treatment of sepsis, and use the appropriate billing and coding...Read More »
The largest sepsis study ever conducted with Medicare data found a 40% increase in the rate of Medicare beneficiaries hospitalized with the infection between 2012 and 2018, reported HealthLeaders Media.
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), about 270,000...Read More »
The Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has been closely monitoring an outbreak of the respiratory disease caused by a novel coronavirus that was first detected in Wuhan City, Hubei Province, China, and which continues to expand through out the world. At the beginning of February,...Read More »
A new study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) Cardiology showed hospitals that are recognized for high-quality cardiac care are also more likely to be penalized under value-based payment models, HealthLeaders Media reported.
The Surviving Sepsis Campaign published new pediatric guidelines in Pediatric Critical Care Medicine earlier this month. Sepsis assessment and management in children has its own set of challenges, as most children who have symptoms of sepsis do not actually have sepsis. For example,...Read More »
Though small physician-lead Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs) have shown success in reducing costs while improving quality, a new report from the Duke-Margolis Center for Health Policy suggests that these ACOs need continuing and future support.
