Meeting
Abstract Number: 177
Hospital Medicine 2019, March 24-27, National Harbor, Md.
Background: Endovascular cardiac valve replacement continues to increase in popularity as it becomes more of a standard of care for valve replacements. As the number of ECVR grows each year, complications associated with these procedures may elevate the cost and limit the viability of these procedures in healthcare systems. Hospitalists need to be aware of […]
Abstract Number: 379
Hospital Medicine 2016, March 6-9, San Diego, Calif.
Background: On October 1, 2007, Medicare changed their payment structure from Diagnosis Related Group (DRG) to Medicare Severity-Diagnosis Related Group (MS-DRG) based reimbursement. This led institutions to prioritize clinical documentation improvement (CDI) programs in an attempt to align healthcare resources with patient complexity. Complete documentation has other benefits to a healthcare system as well. These […]