Tags: medical, icu, calculator
This ICU severity of illness calculator that uses the APACHE II (Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation II) method outlined by Knaus et al. in 1985.
This scoring system has been validated in many subsequent clinical trials, and remains commonly used ICU severity of illness estimation.
Tags: medicare, medical, healthcare
The free Medicare Reference Gadget provides direct access to the Medicare physician fee schedule, PQRI (Physician Quality Reporting Initiative) criteria and worksheets from the American Medical Association, and the 1997 Documentation Guidelines for Evaluation and Management Services. These three key resources are useful to any medical practice that bills Medicare.
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