Malnutrition: The Importance of Identification, Documentation, and Coding in the Acute Care Setting
Joint Authors
Itsiopoulos, C.
Kellett, Jane
Kyle, Greg
Naunton, Mark
Luff, Narelle
Source
Journal of Nutrition and Metabolism
Issue
Vol. 2016, Issue 2016 (31 Dec. 2016), pp.1-6, 6 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2016-09-28
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
6
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Malnutrition is a significant issue in the hospital setting.
This cross-sectional, observational study determined the prevalence of malnutrition amongst 189 adult inpatients in a teaching hospital using the Patient-Generated Subjective Global Assessment tool and compared data to control groups for coding of malnutrition to determine the estimated unclaimed financial reimbursement associated with this comorbidity.
Fifty-three percent of inpatients were classified as malnourished.
Significant associations were found between malnutrition and increasing age, decreasing body mass index, and increased length of stay.
Ninety-eight percent of malnourished patients were coded as malnourished in medical records.
The results of the medical history audit of patients in control groups showed that between 0.9 and 5.4% of patients were coded as malnourished which is remarkably lower than the 52% of patients who were coded as malnourished from the point prevalence study data.
This is most likely to be primarily due to lack of identification.
The estimated unclaimed annual financial reimbursement due to undiagnosed or undocumented malnutrition based on the point prevalence study was AU$8,536,200.
The study found that half the patients were malnourished, with older adults being particularly vulnerable.
It is imperative that malnutrition is diagnosed and accurately documented and coded, so appropriate coding, funding reimbursement, and treatment can occur.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Kellett, Jane& Kyle, Greg& Itsiopoulos, C.& Naunton, Mark& Luff, Narelle. 2016. Malnutrition: The Importance of Identification, Documentation, and Coding in the Acute Care Setting. Journal of Nutrition and Metabolism،Vol. 2016, no. 2016, pp.1-6.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Kellett, Jane…[et al.]. Malnutrition: The Importance of Identification, Documentation, and Coding in the Acute Care Setting. Journal of Nutrition and Metabolism No. 2016 (2016), pp.1-6.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Kellett, Jane& Kyle, Greg& Itsiopoulos, C.& Naunton, Mark& Luff, Narelle. Malnutrition: The Importance of Identification, Documentation, and Coding in the Acute Care Setting. Journal of Nutrition and Metabolism. 2016. Vol. 2016, no. 2016, pp.1-6.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1109616
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1109616