Q: What is the pathway for mortality cases at your organization? We review the mortality cases that have a risk of mortality (ROM) and severity of illness score of 4 or below, and to improve the observed to expected ratio (O:E). The workflow, however, is inefficient, and the CDI team...Read More »
Approximately 33% of patients who experienced a first-time atrial fibrillation (AF) episode while hospitalized for noncardiac reasons had additional AF episodes up to one year after being discharged, according to a study recently...Read More »
The Office of the Inspector General (OIG) recently concluded an audit aimed at determining whether significant cost savings could be realized for the Medicare program in post-acute care (PAC) discharge policy, according to a press...Read More »
Guidelines for Achieving a Compliant Query Practice was produced through the joint effort of ACDIS and the American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA). Both associations collaborated on the creation of this practice brief and approved its contents, and as such it...Read More »
After the American Medical Association’s (AMA) recent policy amendment, which calls for advanced practice RNs (APRN) to be licensed and regulated jointly by the state medical and nursing boards, the National Council of State Boards of Nursing (NCSBN) released a statement in strong opposition to...Read More »
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has issued a new set of guidelines for the management and treatment of sepsis, according to MedPageToday.
In Virginia, an ongoing contract dispute between Bon Secours Mercy Health and Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield (BCBS) has left 11,000 Medicare patients out of network for the health system,...Read More »
