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Hypertension is the medical term for high blood pressure. Blood pressure is the force of blood ag
This article is an excerpt from pressure-injuries-in-l
DECEMBER 15, 2017
LONG-TERM CARE DEPARTMENT
  Pressure Ulcers
Debriding a pressure ulcer does not change the nature of the wound or make it a surgical wound. I
A new blood test that predicts the onset of Alzheimer's disease and mild dementia could lead to m
MARCH 14, 2014
LONG-TERM CARE DEPARTMENT
JULY 15, 2015
JUSTCODING
The Joint Commission seeks public comment on a set of six draft patient blood management performa
MARCH 24, 2015
ACCREDITATION DEPARTMENT
JULY 23, 2014
JUSTCODING
1. a 2. c 3. b 4. a, b, c, e 5. blood supply (or blood flow)
  President "will keep turning up the pressure" until pharmaceutical industry puts patients fir
The guidance that the response to M1311 (Current number of unhealed pressure ulcers at ea
If a patient has a Stage 4 pressure ulcer that remains a Stage 4 after surgical debrideme
NOVEMBER 20, 2013
JUSTCODING
Continue to code a pressure ulcer treated with a skin graft as a pressure ulcer that’s unst
Healthcare facilities spend considerable resources trying to prevent and treat pressure ulcers, b
SEPTEMBER 22, 2015
PHYSICIAN PRACTICE DEPARTMENT
Codes for pressure ulcers in ICD-10-CM include more information than ICD-9-CM codes, but s
In 2006, a blood transfusion error at one of Vidant Health's facilities led to a patient r
JUNE 11, 2014
INFECTION CONTROL, QUALITY & PATIENT SAFETY DEPARTMENT
Hospitals are being fined unfairly when their patients develop blood clots, even when they can sh
AUGUST 4, 2015
ACCREDITATION DEPARTMENT
APRIL 2, 2014
JUSTCODING
OCTOBER 8, 2014
JUSTCODING
Nursing homes dramatically reduced pressure ulcer rates and restraint use in the last thre
You’ll soon have 71 new codes to capture varying severities of non-pressure chronic ulcers
Pressure ulcers got some attention in the PPS final rule, specifically related to payment for neg
Though they can’t be seen, there are hun-dreds of tiny organisms living in blood and other
Nursing homes might be able to cut their pressure ulcer rates by giving nurses more control over
SEPTEMBER 19, 2014
LONG-TERM CARE DEPARTMENT
DECEMBER 3, 2014
JUSTCODING
Q: In terms of coding blood transfusions, does the documentation of which intravenous (IV) s
NOVEMBER 18, 2015
JUSTCODING
Q: We are having trouble determining how to assign a code for a pressure ulcer that begins
Q:  Should a blood tranfusion received at an outpatient clinic be coded on the
  The latest Alzheimer's blood test is promising; as it appears to accurately
NOVEMBER 21, 2014
LONG-TERM CARE DEPARTMENT
Officials at the Utah hospital where a nurse was arrested in July for refusing to draw blood fro
SEPTEMBER 6, 2017
ACCREDITATION DEPARTMENT
Have you ever been pressured to report a code you knew to be inappropriate? I
NOVEMBER 4, 2015
JUSTCODING
Some pressure ulcer data was mistakenly excluded from recent CMS reports on quality measures for
Make a list of all areas that are required to have positive or negative air pressure and ensure t
JUNE 1, 2018
SAFETY DEPARTMENT
Make a list of all areas that are required to have positive or negative air pressure and ensure
JULY 1, 2018
SAFETY DEPARTMENT
Make a list of all areas that are required to have positive or negative air pressure and ensure t
MAY 1, 2018
SAFETY DEPARTMENT
Q: A patient is admitted with a high white blood count, tachycardia, tachypnea, and chi
APRIL 23, 2014
JUSTCODING
Starting Oct. 1, 2017, you’ll be able to capture the severity of non-pressure chronic ulcer
Vascular dementia is caused by impaired blood flow to the brain, which damages the brain's
Angina occurs when the heart doesn't get enough blood due to narrow or blocked coronary arteries.
 1. Fill in the chart of normal recommended blood sugar levels with the missing numbers:
“Residents feel so many pressures from residency … Having a positive, enthusiastic,
MARCH 23, 2018
RESIDENCY DEPARTMENT
by Kirsten Dize Significant shifts in how to stage a pressure ulcer when scabbin
by Kirsten Dize When responding to pressure ulcer items on the OASIS, clinicians
Many years ago I worked in a lab that often received dry ice in boxes with our blood product deli
AUGUST 11, 2016
SAFETY DEPARTMENT
SEPTEMBER 10, 2014
JUSTCODING
SEPTEMBER 3, 2014
JUSTCODING
MARCH 25, 2015
JUSTCODING
You may feel some extra pressure to get your annual flu shot this year thanks to a new federal la
SEPTEMBER 1, 2015
CASE MANAGEMENT DEPARTMENT
Have you ever been pressured to report a code you knew to be inappropriate? No
JULY 23, 2014
JUSTCODING
Have you ever been pressured to report a code you knew to be inappropriate? No
JULY 30, 2014
JUSTCODING
AUGUST 6, 2014
JUSTCODING
AUGUST 13, 2014
JUSTCODING
CMS deleted HCPCS code C1300 (hyperbaric oxygen [HBO] under pressure, full body chamber, p
Expect CMS to continue to put pressure on The Joint Commission (TJC) and other accrediting organi
OCTOBER 9, 2018
ACCREDITATION DEPARTMENT
Coronary artery disease (CAD) develops when the arteries that supply the blood to the heart muscl
APRIL 23, 2014
JUSTCODING
Physician practices are under increasing financial pressure, and Medicare accounts for a large po
Physician practices are under increasing financial pressure, and Medicare accounts for a large po
Physician practices are under increasing financial pressure, and Medicare accounts for a large po
DECEMBER 27, 2016
PHYSICIAN PRACTICE DEPARTMENT
Physician practices are under increasing financial pressure, and Medicare accounts for a large po
DECEMBER 13, 2016
PHYSICIAN PRACTICE DEPARTMENT
Physician practices are under increasing financial pressure, and Medicare accounts for a large po
Physician practices are under increasing financial pressure, and Medicare accounts for a large po
JUNE 25, 2014
JUSTCODING
FEBRUARY 11, 2015
JUSTCODING
JULY 29, 2015
JUSTCODING
All pressure injury care begins with accurate wound assessment and healthcare provider notificati
FEBRUARY 21, 2020
LONG-TERM CARE DEPARTMENT
Maryland hospitals are proving that under pressure, it is possible to get just about all h
JUNE 11, 2014
INFECTION CONTROL, QUALITY & PATIENT SAFETY DEPARTMENT
Olympus Corp., recently under pressure about improperly disinfected GI scopes that may have trans
APRIL 23, 2015
SAFETY DEPARTMENT
MARCH 11, 2015
JUSTCODING
Alerting the general public to the problem of safe patient handling might put pressure on hospita
FEBRUARY 20, 2015
NURSING DEPARTMENT
Physician practices are under increasing financial pressure, and Medicare accounts for a large po
Physician practices are under increasing financial pressure, and Medicare accounts for a l
Expect CMS to continue to put pressure on The Joint Commission (TJC) and other accrediting organi
DECEMBER 1, 2018
SAFETY DEPARTMENT
Expect CMS to continue to put pressure on The Joint Commission (TJC) and other accrediting organi
DECEMBER 1, 2018
SAFETY DEPARTMENT
AUGUST 26, 2015
JUSTCODING
Physician practices are under increasing financial pressure, and Medicare accounts for a l
Physician practices are under increasing financial pressure, and Medicare accounts for a large po
JULY 9, 2014
JUSTCODING
Coronary artery disease (CAD) develops when the arteries that supply the blood to the heart muscl
FEBRUARY 25, 2015
JUSTCODING
MARCH 26, 2014
JUSTCODING
SEPTEMBER 24, 2014
JUSTCODING
The benefits of mobility among hospitalized patients are well-known—decreased pressure ulce
AUGUST 16, 2018
NURSING DEPARTMENT
The benefits of mobility among hospitalized patients are well-known: decreased pressure ulcers,
AUGUST 27, 2014
JUSTCODING
OCTOBER 21, 2015
JUSTCODING
MARCH 11, 2015
JUSTCODING
by John Palmer Hospitals are under pressure to watch the bottom line and
OCTOBER 1, 2019
SAFETY DEPARTMENT
BY A.J. PLUNKETT (APLUNKETT@H3.GROUP) Expect CMS to continue pressuring
DECEMBER 1, 2018
ACCREDITATION DEPARTMENT
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