Meeting
Abstract Number: 168
Hospital Medicine 2017, May 1-4, 2017; Las Vegas, Nev.
Background: CMS and other entities have focused on reduction of readmissions as a national quality improvement goal. The 30-day risk standardized readmission rate is derived from administrative data and requires the accurate coding of a principal diagnosis. We sought to validate the coded principal diagnosis for patients admitted with pneumonia and to determine if local […]
Abstract Number: 275
Hospital Medicine 2017, May 1-4, 2017; Las Vegas, Nev.
Background: Approximately 1-2% of the U.S. population gets community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) annually in the U.S. and CAP is associated with substantial mortality, morbidity and costs. While the incidence of CAP is well-defined, the incidence of outpatients who fail antibiotics and eventually become hospitalized is less clear. The objective of this study was to provide real-world […]