Using clinical data to predict high-cost performance coding issues associated with pressure ulcers: a multilevel cohort model

Conclusion Inappropriate coding of conditions leads to poor hospital performance measures and Medicare reimbursement penalties.

Source: Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association - August 17, 2016 Category: Information Technology Authors: Padula, W. V., Gibbons, R. D., Pronovost, P. J., Hedeker, D., Mishra, M. K., Makic, M. B. F., Bridges, J. F., Wald, H. L., Valuck, R. J., Ginensky, A. J., Ursitti, A., Venable, L. R., Epstein, Z., Meltzer, D. O. Tags: Research and Applications Source Type: research