Mortality Reduction – Part 2
from Modern Practice Podcast Hosted by Dr. Tom Villanueva and Vizient Medical Leadership Team
On this episode, we continue our discussion with a physician executive on addressing mortality as a key quality indicator. We focus on using the correct coding and documentation scores for a more accurate representation. We examine the under-use of palliative care, and we discuss how to better work with transfer centers, patients and their families to improve patient experience and hospital mortality scores. Guest speaker: Aman Sabharwal, MD, MHA, CPHM Executive Principal Operations and Quality Vizient Moderator: Tomas Villanueva, DO, MBA, FACPE, SFHM Principal Clinical Operations and Quality Vizient Show Notes: [00:46] Role of documentation and coding [01:52] Example from neurosurgery notes [03:20] Gaming the system accusation [04:12] Ignorance about coders and coding process [05:10] Surgeons and the medical record [06:27] Risk stratification and the transfer center in the academic medical center [08:10] Patient-family involvement in the transfer [09:16] Use of observation and of virtual care Links | Resources: To contact Modern Practice: [email protected] Aman Sabharwal’s contact email: [email protected] Mortality Measures Hospital-Specific Reports (CMS) Click here Selected Best Practices and Suggestions for Improvement – Mortality (AHRQ) Click here Variation in US Hospital Mortality Rates for Patients Admitted With COVID-19 During the First 6 Months of the Pandemic (JAMA Internal Medicine) Click here Subscribe Today! Apple Podcasts Amazon Podcasts Android Google Podcasts Spotify Stitcher RSS Feed
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