Q: A question came up with our staff regarding if we should be querying for linking terms using the term “with” such as “Foley with UTI.” Is the documentation of “Foley with UTI” appropriate to indicate a CAUTI when not present on admission since the word “with” assumes a...Read More »
Hospitalists coded a significantly higher proportion of Medicare beneficiaries as high severity compared to non-hospitalists, according to a study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association...Read More »
The National Quality Forum (NQF) rejected an appeal of its decision to endorse the Severe Sepsis and Septic Shock: Management Bundle (or SEP-1) measure for treating sepsis. The NQF originally endorsed the measure in 2013, and it was first...Read More »
Q: I’ve heard that the American Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition (ASPEN) criteria cannot be applied to diagnose malnutrition based solely on the dietitian’s documentation. Can you please elaborate on why this is the case?Read More »
Q: I know that CMS doesn’t classify morbid obesity as a comorbid complicating condition (CC) as a secondary diagnosis. Can you please explain why? What diagnoses are classified as CCs by CMS in terms of obesity?Read More »
The establishment of mandatory sepsis protocols at all hospitals in New York is estimated to have saved more than 16,000 lives between 2015 and 2019, according to the New York...Read More »
Only an estimated 1.5% of diagnoses at four pediatric intensive care units (PICU) were incorrect, according to new research presented at the Critical Care Congress. Earlier data suggested that number could be much higher, according to...Read More »
