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Queries can help reflect accurate SOI, ROM

Accurately painting a picture of the patient's severity of illness (SOI) and risk of mortality (ROM) is essential for good patient care, and it is becoming increasingly important for quality measures and reimbursement. Sara Baine, MSN-Ed, CCDS, and Rhonda Peppers, RN, BS, CCDS, explain the importance of accurately reporting conditions that affect SOI and ROM.

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