by Dr. Lynn Miller, Accuity Education Director | Jan 5, 2022 | Blog
Clinical documentation is a necessary process for every hospitals’ bottom line. It’s the foundation for payer reimbursement and drives the best patient care outcomes throughout the episode of care. Mistakes in clinical documentation are a real problem for hospitals...
by Dr. Stephanie Smith, Accuity Senior Medical Director | Nov 1, 2021 | Blog
In healthcare’s increasingly value-based landscape — where provider income is tied to outcomes, hospital prices are accessible and transparent, and consumers play a larger role in managing their care — it is essential that health systems correctly record and...
by Dr. Shirley Obioha, Senior Medical Director, Accuity | Sep 15, 2021 | Blog
Nearly everyone has been affected by the public health crisis caused by COVID-19. There have been countless losses, and everything has changed from the ways we interact to the ways we work and learn. As vaccination rates rose, there was a faint hope for returning to a...
by Dr. Ameeta Katdare, Medical Director, Accuity | Sep 15, 2021 | Blog
There have been many attempts to redefine sepsis and septic shock to create the most consistent diagnoses, which would help physicians to diagnose early and code for the disease appropriately. It is difficult to define and diagnose, as the symptoms that can trigger a...
by Dr. Damian D. Cotelo, Senior Medical Director Manager, Accuity | Sep 15, 2021 | Blog
September was designated as Sepsis Awareness Month in 2011 by the Sepsis Alliance. Three years later, the CDC recognized the month of awareness, stating: “Despite the fact that sepsis affects more than a million Americans each year and kills up to half of them, a new...
