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5/25/2022 May 25, 2022 CDI Pocket Guide® Malnutrition Pinson & Tang | Copyright © 2022 1 About Us Cynthia Tang RHIA, CCS, CRC Cynthia brings over 30 years of Richard Pinson experience in coding and clinical MD, FACP, CCS documentation, health information management, and clinical resource Dr. Richard Pinson is a physician, management. For over 25 years she educator, administrator, and has traveled across the country healthcare consultant. He practiced implementing successful and Internal Medicine and Emergency sustainable coding and CDI programs Medicine in Tennessee for over 20 in hundreds of hospitals. years having board certification in both. 2 © 2022 Pinson & Tang LLC 1 5/25/2022 CDI Pocket Guide® CDI for the Clinician® CDI Pocket Guide® Unbound Edition Micro‐ learning modules + th 15 Edition CDI+ CDI+MD Mobile Mobile App App 3 Malnutrition History: Diagnosis of Malnutrition ASPEN and GLIM Criteria Treatment Agenda OIG Audit Risk and Denials Case Examples 2022 CDI Pocket Guide® Q&A Page 155‐161 4 © 2022 Pinson & Tang LLC 2 5/25/2022 History: Traditional Diagnosis of Malnutrition Definition: A chronic state of under‐nourishment Limitations: Diagnosis based on a subjective clinical judgment Diagnosis based on subjective clinical considering the number and severity of physical and assessment of multiple clinical features clinical findings: Problematic use of biomarkers 1. Chronic disease: cancer, end‐stage disease, AIDS, Severity undefined and arbitrary alcoholism 2. Physical findings: cachexia, emaciation, Mild/moderate commonly overlooked muscle/adipose wasting Acute, short‐term nutritional 3. Biometrics: unintended weight loss, low BMI, low deficiency not addressed body weight 4. Biomarkers: low albumin, prealbumin, transferrin, cholesterol 5 | Copyright © 2022 5 ASPEN: 2012 Widely-adopted as a diagnostic standard by nutrition community in U.S. Definition: Undernutrition meaning any nutrition imbalance Three Clinical Contexts Clinical Characteristics (2 of 6) 1. Acute illness or injury (duration < 3 months) 1. Insufficient energy intake Ex. sepsis, major surgery (especially GI), multi‐ 2. Weight loss system trauma, intubation, prolonged vomiting 3. Loss of subcutaneous fat 2. Chronic illness (duration >3 months) 4. Loss of muscle mass Ex. widespread metastatic cancer, severe GI disorders and malabsorption syndromes, HIV, or 5. Localized or generalized fluid accumulation chemotherapy. (edema) masking weight loss 3. Social/environmental 6. Hand grip strength Ex. severe debilitation, the elderly living alone without social support, or lack of care. 6 | Copyright © 2022 6 © 2022 Pinson & Tang LLC 3 5/25/2022 ASPEN: Non‐SevereMalnutrition Criteria Acute Chronic Social/Environmental 1. Energy intake < 75% estimated energy < 75% estimated < 75% estimated requirement for > 7 days energy requirement energy requirement for ≥ 1 month for ≥ 3 months 2. Weight loss, 1‐2% in 1 week 5% in 1 month 5% in 1 month unintended 5% in 1 month 7.5% in 3 months 7.5% in 3 months (% of body weight) 7.5% in 3 months 10% in 6 months 10% in 6 months 20% in 1 year 20% in 1 year 3. Body fat loss Mild Mild Mild 4. Muscle mass loss Mild Mild Mild 5. Edema masking Mild Mild Mild weight loss 6. Reduced grip N/A N/A N/A strength 7 | Copyright © 2022 7 ASPEN: SevereMalnutrition Criteria Acute Chronic Social/Environmental 1. Energy intake ≤ 50% estimated energy < 75% estimated ≤ 50% estimated requirement for ≥ 5 days energy requirement energy requirement for ≥ 1 month for ≥ 1 month 2. Weight loss, > 2% in 1 week > 5% in 1 month > 5% in 1 month unintended > 5% in 1 month > 7.5% in 3 months > 7.5% in 3 months (% of body weight) > 7.5% in 3 months > 10% in 6 months > 10% in 6 months > 20% in 1 year > 20% in 1 year 3. Body fat loss Moderate Severe Severe 4. Muscle mass loss Moderate Severe Severe 5. Edema masking Moderate to severe Severe Severe weight loss 6. Reduced grip Measurably reduced Measurably reduced Measurably reduced strength 8 | Copyright © 2022 8 © 2022 Pinson & Tang LLC 4
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