Medicare utilization of CPT critical care code 99291 (Critical care, evaluation and management of the critically ill or critically injured patient; first 30-74 minutes) and the add-on code 99292 ( … ; each additional 30 minutes) jumped higher during the pandemic years, according to...Read More »
Nearly half of patients admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU) with sepsis are affected by sepsis-associated acute kidney injury (SA-AKI), with 25% dying during their hospital stay, according to an analysis...Read More »
Over the next five years, about 40% of participants indicated their intention to leave the workforce in the 2024 National Nursing Workforce study, which was recently published by the National Council of State Boards of Nursing (NCSBN). Since 2022,...Read More »
Patients with severe mental illness (SMI), which was defined as a diagnosis of bipolar disorder, schizoaffective disorder, or schizophrenia, have reported high levels of obesity and poor health, a new...Read More »
A new study has found an association between hospital- and clinician-level operating practices and the development of acute kidney injury (AKI) post-cardiac operation.
