Screening for Social Risk Factors in the ICU During the Pandemic.

Unlabelled: Due to limitations in data collected through electronic health records, the social risk factors (SRFs) that predate severe illness and restrict access to critical care services are poorly understood.

Objectives: This study explored the feasibility and utility of directly eliciting SRFs in the ICU by implementing a screening program.

Design Setting And Participants: Five hundred sixty-six critically ill patients at the medical ICU of Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital from July 1, 2019, to September 31, 2021, were interviewed for SRFs using an adapted version of the American Academy of Family Physicians' Social Needs Screening Tool.

Medicaid Reimbursement for Common Spine Procedures: Are Compensation Rates Consistent?

Study Design: Health Services Research.

Objective: The purpose of this study is to determine the variability of Medicaid (MCD) reimbursement for patients who require spine procedures, and to assess how this compares to regional Medicare (MCR) reimbursement as a marker of access to spine surgery.

Summary Of Background Data: The current health care environment includes two major forms of government reimbursement: MCD and MCR, which are regulated and funded by the state and federal government, respectively.

Preinjury Patient Characteristics and Postinjury Neurological Status Are Associated With Mortality Following Spinal Cord Injury.

Study Design: Retrospective cohort study.

Objectives: This study investigates the association between spinal cord injuries (SCI) and post-injury mortality.

Summary Of Background Data: SCIs) are severe conditions treated in the acute trauma setting.