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A transient neurologic deficit lasting 24 hours or more, even when imaging studies are unremarkable, is a cerebrovascular accident, not TIA.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2015/12/coding-stroke-TIA.htm
15 Dec 2015
To err is human … to not plan for it is trouble
Hospitals should always work to prevent serious or fatal medical errors, but they also need to have a plan in place for what to do if an error occurs. Chances are, it will happen eventually.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2008/12/err.htm
15 Dec 2008
Quality over cost: New book focuses on physicians' role in improving value
The book's authors discuss the importance of high-value health care.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2015/08/book-high-value-care.htm
15 Aug 2015
Conserving blood: How hospitals are reducing blood transfusion rates
How hospitals are reducing blood transfusion rates.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2008/10/transfusion.htm
15 Oct 2008
ICD-10 will bring new documentation opportunities
Although the transition to ICD-10 has been delayed, hospitalists should become familiar with the new code set in advance.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2014/05/coding-ICD-10.htm
15 May 2014
In the News
Physician-owned vs. non-physician-owned hospitals, evidence on cleaning methods, barrier precautions during arterial catheter insertion, and more.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2015/11/in-the-news.htm
15 Nov 2015
coding corner 8 ACP Hospitalist • June 2019 Hierarchical ...
patients. A plan must cover all the costs for its patients’ care during the year with the funds received. ... HCCs group together ICD-10 codes for related diagnoses with similar clinical complexity and expected annual costs of care.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2019/06/acph-201906-coding-corner-hccs-explained_t1.pdf
29 May 2019
coding corner 8 ACP Hospitalist • August 2019 Parkinson’s ...
The costs of care in the U.S. are estimated to be as much as $52 billion yearly. ... If the patient also has dementia, identification of any behavioral disturbance is essential.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2019/08/acph-201908-coding-corner-parkinsons-disease_t1.pdf
5 Aug 2019
CODING CORNER May 2019 • ACP Hospitalist 5 Diagnosis-related ...
In 1983, Medicare adopted the DRG methodology (now known as CMS-DRGs) for hospital inpatient care reimbursement, with the intention of curbing skyrocketing health care costs. ... In 2007, CMS adopted Medicare Severity DRGs (MS-DRGs) to better differentiate patients’ severity of illness and associated costs of care.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2019/05/acph-201905-coding-corner-the-abcs-of-drgs_t1.pdf
27 Apr 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