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OBJECTIVES: Upon completion of this activity, the participant should be able to: (1) Discuss the significance of the Mortality Index and its impact on institutional quality rankings, including CMS, Vizient, and U.S. News & World Report measures. (2) Describe the relationship between provider documentation, risk adjustment, and expected mortality, and identify common diagnoses that influence mortality risk models. (3) Analyze strategies for streamlining documentation workflows, such as the use of EMR SmartTools and multidisciplinary collaboration, to improve quality metrics without increasing provider burden.

FACULTY DISCLOSURE:  Vijay Duggirala, MD, FACP, FHM, have no relevant financial relationship(s) with companies whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients.

PLANNER DISCLOSURE:  Austin Metting, MD and Michael Volk, MD, have no relevant financial relationship(s) with companies whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients. 

ACCREDITATION: The A. Webb Roberts Center for Continuing Medical Education of Baylor Scott & White Health is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

DESIGNATION:  The A. Webb Roberts Center for Continuing Medical Education of Baylor Scott & White Health designates this live activity for a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™.  Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

ABIM MOC:  Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the participant to earn up to 1.0 Medical Knowledge MOC points in the American Board of Internal Medicine’s (ABIM) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program. It is the CME activity provider’s responsibility to submit participant completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABIM MOC credit.

Meets Texas Requirements for 1 Hour of Ethics/Professional Responsibility Credit.

For information, please contact Aida Munoz-Murphy at [email protected]