Search results for "Resource use"
Virtual glucose monitoring, statins and heart surgery
Summaries from ACP Hospitalist Weekly.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2017/08/recent-research.htm
15 Aug 2017
ICU admissions, mortality rates for opioid overdoses on the rise
The average cost per ICU overdose admission increased by 58% between 2009 and 2015 while the proportion of critically ill overdose patients who needed renal replacement therapy increased by 37%.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2017/08/23/4.htm
23 Aug 2017
Reporting malnutrition
Documenting malnutrition as a secondary diagnosis helps establish the severity of an underlying illness, improves publicly reported data, and can increase reimbursement to the hospital.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2009/08/coding.htm
15 Aug 2009
Comprehensive geriatric assessment improves survival in older adults, study finds
Comprehensive geriatric assessment of older adults appears to improve hospital survival, a new study indicates.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2011/11/09/4.htm
9 Nov 2011
Fight burnout while fostering experience
Investing in hospitalist programs now can pay off later.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2008/07/burnout.htm
15 Jul 2008
Updated guidelines released on antithrombotic therapy, thrombosis prevention
The American College of Chest Physicians released updated guidelines last week on antithrombotic therapy and prevention of thrombosis.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2012/02/15/1.htm
15 Feb 2012
Billing and coding
Specific documentation helps optimize payments for heart failure.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2009/01/coding.htm
15 Jan 2009
Tool helps stratify risk of patients with acute COPD exacerbations
Researchers successfully validated a tool that helps stratify risk of in-hospital death and mechanical ventilation in patients with acute exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (AECOPD) at the time they present to the hospital.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2011/11/16/1.htm
16 Nov 2011
Insufficient insufficiency
Physicians often use the term renal insufficiency to communicate the status of a patient’s renal function, but this isn't enough when the medical record supports a more specific condition.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2009/03/coding.htm
15 Mar 2009
Repair methods for abdominal aortic aneurysms yield similar long-term mortality rates
Metronidazole injection recalled
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2010/05/26/4.htm
26 May 2010