Search results for "Penalties"
1 in 5 inpatient antibiotic regimens results in adverse drug event
Researchers also looked at whether the prescribed antibiotics were clinically indicated and found that 19% of them were not, most commonly due to treatment of asymptomatic bacteriuria or noninfectious lower respiratory tract conditions.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2017/06/21/1.htm
21 Jun 2017
Short and long heart failure stays associated with more readmissions than medium-length
The multicenter Canadian study also found the highest mortality rates among heart failure patients with a length of stay that exceeded eight days.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2017/05/17/2.htm
17 May 2017
CMS metric for 30-day readmissions may not be linked with improved care quality, outcomes after MI
Overall adherence to acute process-of-care measures for myocardial infarction (MI) was high and did not differ significantly by whether hospitals had more or fewer admissions.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2017/05/03/2.htm
3 May 2017
Taking stock of the readmission penalties
CMS program has led to lower readmissions but may need updating.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2017/04/penalties.htm
15 Apr 2017
What is clinical validation?
Diagnoses documented in a patient's record must be substantiated by clinical criteria generally accepted by the medical community.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2016/12/coding-clinical-validation.htm
15 Dec 2016
Heart failure readmission rates not associated with quality or mortality
The results raise questions about the validity of 30-day readmissions as a performance and payment metric for hospitals, the authors said.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2016/11/16/2.htm
16 Nov 2016
Discharge meds
A patient's request presents an ethical dilemma.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2016/10/newman.htm
15 Oct 2016
Medicare reports on the 2016 Physician Fee Schedule Value Modifier
For physicians who haven't begun working on the Value Modifier, 2016 is the year for immediate action.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2016/05/coding-physician-fee-schedule-value-modifier.htm
15 May 2016
Table. Distribution of 2016 Value Modifier (VM) awards and ...
Table. Distribution of 2016 Value Modifier (VM) awards and penalties. Tier VM adjustment.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2016/05/acph-201605-coding-physician-fee-schedule-value-modifier_t1.pdf
2 May 2016
Readmission penalties may not drive observation stays in lieu of readmissions
Use of observation rose from 2007 to 2015, but both for diagnoses targeted by readmission penalties and those not targeted, and there was no hospital-level association with readmissions.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2016/03/09/2.htm
9 Mar 2016