The study covariates for the hospital admissions in our study cohort are presented in Table A2 from the Additional File. Diagnoses and procedures were defined using ICD and CPT codes and are presented in Table A1 from the Additional File. The binary covariates considered were indication (‘1’ ...
LANDMARK REFORMSin inpatient evaluation and management (E/M) CPT codes took effect at the beginning of this year, the biggest changes in hospital coding in 25 years. Observation codes were tossed out, with clinicians now billing those services with the same inpatient codes they use for admitted...
Cancer-related surgery was captured in CDM using CPT codes. Patients with atrial fibrillation/flutter or mechanical heart value during the 6-months before or during the index hospital visit; or inferior vena cava filter or pregnancy during the study period were excluded. Patients had 6 months of...
Physical and/or occupational therapy (PT/OT) may improve post-fracture health and survival among adults with cerebral palsy (CP), but this has not been studied in the inpatient setting. The objective was to quantify the association between acute inpatien