tci Medicare Compliance & Reimbursement - 2009 Issue 14

INDUSTRY NOTES: Screen Heart Disease Patients Carefully for Depression and Watch for Better Outcomes

Plus: Get ready for revamped Provider Statistical & Reimbursement system. The new depression screening questions in OASIS C may help you achieve better outcomes for your heart disease patients. Seniors who suffer from heart disease and are subsequently diagnosed with depression are at greater risk for heart failure, according to a new study by cardiac researchers at Utah's Intermountain Medical Center. Researchers also found that taking antidepressant medications to ease depressive symptoms did not appear to mitigate this risk, according to an Intermountain release. "Our data suggest that depression is an important and emerging risk factor for heart failure...

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