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Dr. Charles Charman provides students a lesson on Goals of Care via the Sound Physician House Model.

Pneumonia miscoding makes it vitally important to follow best practices for documentation with specific information describing the severity of the illness to support the correct DRG.

Instead of attempting to prevent inevitable outcomes, how do physicians integrate patient values into their goals of care?

Healthcare will face a shortage of more than 100,000 physicians by 2032. As this shortage grows APPs will help maximize patient outcomes and efficiency.

While Functional Quadriplegia has been around for quite some time, it is not documented often enough to capture the level of care that is provided in the acute care hospital setting.

Acute Tubular Necrosis (ATN) is common in patients, yet despite the importance of documentation if clinically valid, it is not frequently documented.

The threats posed to public health when natural disasters loom and eventually hit are serious. Hospitals must be prepared to care for their community’s residents during a natural disaster, but maintaining “business as usual” is equally important to continue patient care.

By strengthening your documentation, you will help prevent denials and ensure that you get credit for the hard work you do every day. Your effort cannot prevent every DRG denial, but your detailed documentation will go a long way in supporting an appeal.

Providing the best quality of care for a patient goes beyond the physical symptoms they display. Evidence is building that greater investment in addressing the social determinants of health may foster better health without accelerating healthcare costs in America.

Length of stay is important for many reasons. Optimal LOS can improve patient safety, lower costs, and improve throughput, enabling doctors, nurses, and hospitals to serve more patients. Gain insight from Hank Selke, Sound Physician’s Medical Director of Advisory Services.

Communication styles and interpersonal skills affect patient satisfaction scores, but they can also influence the healing process. Don’t miss Dr. Hesham Hassaballa’s insightful blog as he talks health outcomes, patient experience, and why being nice matters.

Commercial payer scrutiny is on the rise and handling denials is costly and time-consuming. Here are a few steps you can take to combat denials and ensure your patients receive the care they need.

EMRs help improve healthcare delivery, but they can also be stressful. Here are some documentation tips to help streamline the process.

As we enter the new year, here are five questions every hospital administrator should ask to help navigate the changing healthcare landscape.

What does patience have to do with the healing process and end-of-life discussions? Here’s a simple but powerful example.

Spending a little extra time to clearly outline medical necessity in documentation is vital.

September is Sepsis Awareness Month, which is a perfect opportunity to revisit our approach to sepsis care.