2023 CDI - Documenting Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) and Acute Tubular Necrosis (ATN) [IEM]

Original Release Date: 03/31/2023
Expires: 03/31/2025
Credit claim for this activity will end at 11:59 PM 03/31/2025


Acute Kidney Injury is a predictor of immediate and long-term adverse patient outcomes. Accurate diagnosis and documentation leads to better patient outcomes and better quality metrics for the healthcare organizations.

For further study:

KDIGO Clinical Practice Guideline for Acute Kidney Injury. Kidney International  Supplements 2012; 2: 1–138

Target Audience

Physicians, Fellows, Residents, Physician Assistants, Nurse Practitioners and Pharmacists across the system.

Learning Objectives

After participating in this activity, the learner should be able to:

  • Define diagnostic criteria for Acute Kidney Injury/Acute Tubular Necrosiss
  • Improve quality measures, patient care & outcomes, public reporting.
  • Accurately document acute kidney disorders.
Course summary
Available credit: 
  • 0.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit
    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.
  • 0.25 Attendance
Course opens: 
03/31/2023
Course expires: 
03/31/2025

Authors: This activity was planned, reviewed, edited and approved for use as the curriculum for the Baylor Scott & White Health Care System.

This activity was planned by the following Baylor Scott & White Health Care System Staff:

Author:

Sameera Vohra, MD, MPH                                  

Inpatient Clinical Documentation Physician Coach,

Baylor Scott & White Health Care System                                                       

Assistant Professor -TAMU College of Medicine

 

Planners:

Sunita E. Varghees, MD, PhD

Vice President Clinical Documentation Improvement,

STEEP Care, CTX Division        

Baylor Scott & White Health Care System


Disclosure of Relevant Financial Relationships:

Dr. Vohra and Dr. Varghees do not have no relevant financial relationship(s) to disclose with companies whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients.

Commercial Support:

No commercial support was received for this activity.

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 to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

Designation: The A. Webb Roberts Center for Continuing Medical Education of Baylor Scott & White Health, designates this enduring material activity for a maximum of 0.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™.  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 0.25 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.

Available Credit

  • 0.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit
    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.
  • 0.25 Attendance
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