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Identifying the systolic versus diastolic nature of heart failure is crucial for clinical management and coding purposes.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2019/02/coding-corner-heart-failure-documentation-challenges.htm
15 Feb 2019
coding corner February 2019 • ACP Hospitalist 5 According ...
Without this information, correct therapeutic decisions cannot be made and code assignment will not reflect the patient’s true severity of illness or costs of care. ... Nomenclature and Criteria for Diagnosis of Diseases of the Heart and Great Vessels.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2019/02/acph-201902-coding-corner-heart-failure-documentation-challenges_t1.pdf
29 Jan 2019
coding corner 6 ACP Hospitalist • February 2019 In ...
costs of care based on the pres-ence of certain comorbid conditions (CCs) or major comorbid conditions (MCCs). ... HFrEF and HFpEF are acceptable descriptions of systolic and diastolic heart failure, respectively.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2019/02/acph-201902-coding-corner-heart-failure-documentation-challenges_t2.pdf
29 Jan 2019
Top Hospitalists
The 2018 Top Hospitalists issue profiles 10 physicians with very diverse backgrounds and interests.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2018/11/top-docs.htm
15 Nov 2018
Risk adjustment for more patient, population characteristics could reduce readmission penalties
Researchers assessed the impact of adjusting for hospitals' cumulative chronic disease burden; quantity of patients who were dual-eligible, disabled, or long-term nursing home residents; and other area-level socioeconomic variables.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2018/09/26/4.htm
26 Sep 2018
Mortality by hospitalist age, NOACs in kidney disease, and more
Summaries from ACP Hospitalist Weekly.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2017/09/in-the-news.htm
15 Sep 2017
Medicare patients had higher 30-day mortality when treated by older vs. younger hospitalists, study finds
The association was driven primarily by physicians who treated low to medium numbers of patients, and higher patient volume seemed to provide a protective effect.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2017/05/24/1.htm
24 May 2017
Studies on infectious diseases, neurology, and more
Isolation precautions may not always be of benefit.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2017/03/recent-research.htm
15 Mar 2017
Reducing HIT by removing the culprit
An “avoid heparin” policy yields benefit.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2017/02/success-story-heparin-induced-thrombocytopenia.htm
15 Feb 2017
Isolation precautions associated with increases in length of stay and cost
Compared to non-isolated patients, patients on isolation for respiratory illnesses stayed 17% longer in the hospital, while patients with methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus stayed 30% longer.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2016/10/26/2.htm
26 Oct 2016