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Sepsis: Do The Clinical Criteria Support The Medical Coding?, April M. Insco
Sepsis: Do The Clinical Criteria Support The Medical Coding?, April M. Insco
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Background: Sepsis is a condition that can be very costly and very deadly. Diagnosing sepsis can be challenging as there is not one specific test that will identify whether a patient has sepsis and there are varying opinions as to the true definition of sepsis. The definition of sepsis used for this research is a combination of System Inflammatory Response Syndrome (SIRS) with an identified infection. Medical Coders must review the documentation provided in a medical record to accurately assign an ICD-10-CM code. Administrative data is then used to provide statistical information for research purposes. When coded data is not …
The Relationship Of Child Health And Parenting Stress To Child Neurocognitive Development, Nancy Alise Farrell
The Relationship Of Child Health And Parenting Stress To Child Neurocognitive Development, Nancy Alise Farrell
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Problem. Although the United States rates high in economic resources, the neurocognitive development (NCD) of children falls behind many other developed nations. Levels of parenting stress may be linked to sociodemographic factors such as the high incidence of poverty in children or health disparities in children, which in turn may affect NCD in children. Using the data from an observational, longitudinal cohort study of a diverse population could provide information related to parenting stress, child health, and related factors to guide and support interventions with families and policies to improve child NCD. Aims. The overall aim of this study was …