Cardiac arrest during labor and delivery appears more common in more recent years but with better survival rates, according to a national study recently published in the Annals of Internal Medicine. The findings showed this...Read More »
Medicare Advantage (MA) beneficiaries have a lower risk of hospitalization for ambulatory care sensitive conditions (ACSC) than traditional Medicare members, according to a study recently ...Read More »
FEATURES 5 Understanding the landscape of SDOH 10 Case study: Tracking and reporting quality impact of CDI efforts 13 Case study: CDI reporting structure ...Read More »
When asked, most CDI professionals will say that the primary goal of CDI is improved patient care. The idea that CDI is “all about the money” is, as all CDI professionals know, inaccurate and reductive. Yes, CDI efforts can lead to more accurate (and often...Read More »
Health status does not exist in a vacuum, and it can be easy to forget that social and environmental factors can substantially impact a patient’s health status and eventual outcomes. However, strides have been made to recognize this fact and act accordingly: To...Read More »
Does the data collected by your healthcare system truly represent the patient you are caring for? It can, and physician documentation is critical to capture all major comorbidities, which then translates into coded data and impacts your...Read More »
