With the start of the new year, Healthgrades has released their 2023 America’s 100 Best Hospitals list. These hospitals are in the top 2% in the nation for exhibiting consistent clinical excellence,...Read More »
According to an RACmonitor ‘Monitor Mondays’ listener survey, most responders had not yet begun working on the quality requirements under the social drivers of the health (SDoH) measure despite its impending...Read More »
The hospital price transparency rule has been in effect since January 1, 2021, but hospitals are already far behind in data compared to payer data that been made available since the [payer rule] started on July 1, 2022. According to Turquoise Health’s...Read More »
Prolonged lengths of stay (LOS) in emergency departments (ED) increased significantly during the COVID-19 pandemic for pediatric patients with mental health conditions. According to a new study published by the Journal of the...Read More »
by Jess Fluegel
As traditional CDI specialists review and query to improve clinical documentation on the front end with concurrent reviews, other roles in a CDI department strive to improve the capture of quality measures, often working retrospectively after the patient has been...Read More »
by Laura Roberts, BSN, RN, CCDS
If I have learned anything among the changes and challenges of the last few years, it’s that we as CDI professionals must be willing to stretch past our comfort zones. Given that many of us come from nursing backgrounds, we are usually willing to...Read More »
Reported housing instability is linked to higher hospital admission rates for mental disorders, longer inpatient stays, and substantial healthcare costs, according to a recent study published in JAMA...Read More »
