Search results for "Mental health"
Chronic conditions were common among inpatients who died of EVALI
A higher proportion of patients with fatal cases of electronic cigarette or vaping product use-associated lung injury (EVALI) had a history of asthma, cardiac disease, or a mental health condition compared to those who recovered, a CDC study found.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2020/04/29/6.htm
29 Apr 2020
3 Wishes, penalties, and more
Summaries from ACP Hospitalist Weekly.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2020/04/in-the-news.htm
15 Apr 2020
Data breaches, infective endocarditis
Summaries from ACP Hospitalist Weekly.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2020/03/in-the-news.htm
15 Mar 2020
A new era of pneumonia management
New guidelines change categorization, testing, and prescribing for pneumonia.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2020/01/a-new-era-of-pneumonia-management.htm
15 Jan 2020
Depression
Depression should be classified by episode, severity, and state of remission.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2019/12/coding-corner-depression.htm
15 Dec 2019
coding corner 4 ACP Hospitalist • December 2019 Depression ...
When depression appears likely, a mental health consult may be in order to assist with accurate diagnosis and treatment, since symptoms of depression occur. ... CC=comorbidity/complication.Includes depressive reaction/reactive depression, endogenous, psychogenic, seasonal recurrent episodes only. commonly in other mental health disorders, especially bipolar disorders.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2019/12/acph-201912-coding-corner-depression_t2.pdf
23 Nov 2019
coding corner 4 ACP Hospitalist • December 2019 Depression ...
When depression appears likely, a mental health consult may be in order to assist with accurate diagnosis and treatment, since symptoms of depression occur. ... CC=comorbidity/complication.Includes depressive reaction/reactive depression, endogenous, psychogenic, seasonal recurrent episodes only. commonly in other mental health disorders, especially bipolar disorders.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2019/12/acph-201912-coding-corner-depression_t1.pdf
23 Nov 2019
HIV-related admissions declined from 1996 to 2016, but readmission rates were stable
An analysis of patients treated for HIV in North Carolina found that patients who were older or black had higher risk of hospitalization, as did those with more HIV RNA or lower CD4 counts.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2019/10/30/5.htm
30 Oct 2019
Treating the pregnant inpatient
Weigh the risks and benefits of scans and drugs, then consult with experts.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2019/10/treating-the-pregnant-inpatient.htm
15 Oct 2019
About 70% of recent U.S. health data breaches compromised sensitive demographic, financial information
While the majority of breaches compromised information that could lead to identity theft, only 2% of breaches, which affected 2.4 million patients, compromised sensitive medical information.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2019/09/25/2.htm
25 Sep 2019