Admit type continues to present a significant risk across hospital operations, driven by limited formal education and widespread misinterpretation of national standards. Outside the National Uniform Billing Committee (NUBC) definitions, structured guidance remains scarce, and the NUBC...
When comparing admissions late in the COVID-19 pandemic with pre-pandemic, mortality rates were elevated for Medicare beneficiaries who had...Read More »
Mortality has been a publicly reported quality metric on Medicare.gov for nearly a decade. This metric allows for the comparison of death rates across various conditions...