Concurrent chart review provides more accurate documentation and increased calculated case mix index, severity of illness, and risk of mortality.

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Abstract

Case mix index (CMI) is calculated to determine the relative value assigned to a Diagnosis-Related Group. Accurate documentation of patient complications and comorbidities and major complications and comorbidities changes CMI and can affect hospital reimbursement and future pay for performance metrics.

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Journal ID (iso-abbrev): J. Am. Coll. Surg.

Title: Journal of the American College of Surgeons

Publisher: Elsevier BV

ISSN (Electronic): 1879-1190

ISSN (Print): 1072-7515

Publication date (Electronic): Apr 2015

Volume: 220

Issue: 4

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[1 ] Department of Surgery, Baylor Scott & White, Temple, TX. Electronic address: RFRAZEE@sw.org.

[2 ] Department of Medicine, Barnabas Health System, West Orange, NJ.

[3 ] Department of Surgery, Baylor Scott & White, Temple, TX.

[4 ] University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX.

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Publisher Item ID: S1072-7515(15)00006-X

DOI: 10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2014.12.036

PubMed ID: 25724608

SO-VID: eb754cf6-ff89-4ed6-961b-45d774707a3c

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