
Nutrition Support Team
Medical Insurance Review Team
Medical Information Management Team
Medical Record Team, National Health Insurance Service Ilsan Hospital, Goyang, Korea
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| Variable | Degree of malnutrition | |||
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| None | Mild | Moderate | Severe | |
| % IBW | ○≥90% | ○89~85% | ○84~75% | ○<75% |
| % weight loss | ○None ○>2%/1 wk ○>5%/1 mo ○>7.5%/3 mo ○>10%/6 mo | |||
| S-Albumin □alb.injection | ○ ≥3.2 | ○3.1~2.9 | ○2.8~2.0 | ○<2.0 |
| Total lymphocyte count | ○≥1,500 | ○1,499~1,200 | ○1,199~800 | ○<800 |
| Transferrina | ○ ≥200 | ○199~150 | ○149~100 | ○<100 |
| Prealbumin | ○ ≥16 | ○15~10 | ○9~5 | ○<5 |
| % TSF | ○ ≥91 | ○90~51 | ○50~30 | ○<30 |
| % MAMC (MAC-[3.14×TSF]) | ○ ≥91 | ○90~75 | ○74~60 | ○<60 |
| % CHIb | ○ ≥90 | ○89~80 | ○79~60 | ○<60 |
| Appetite/intake | ○None | ○Mild (<2 wk) | ○Moderate (>2 wk) | ○Severe (>1 mo) |
| Intake problem (chewing, dysphagia, dyspepsia, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, constipation, etc.) | ○None | ○Mild (<2 wk) | ○Moderate (>2 wk) | ○Severe (>1 mo) |
| Physical finding (severe underweight, edema, muscle mass, ascites, sore, etc.) | ○None | ○Mild | ○Moderate | ○Severe |
| Category | Before improvement (n=20) | After improvement (n=56) | P-value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Patient severity applied | 2 | 26 | 0.0037 |
| Patient severity not applied | 18 | 30 |
| Category | Before improvement | After improvement | Balance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Payment outcomes (KRW) | 131,587,470 | 151,249,910 | 19,662,440 |
DRG = diagnosis related group; KRW = Korean won; M = male; F = female; NR = neurology; CAM = cardiology; FM = family medicine; GIM = gastroenterology; PUM = pulmonology; OS = orthopedic surgery; NEM = nephrology; NS = neurosurgery; IDM = infectious diseases; E40 = Kwashiorkor; E43 = protein-energy malnutrition, severe; E44.0 = protein-energy malnutrition, moderate.
Nutrition assessment tool in NHIS Ilsan Hospital nutrition support team
| Variable | Degree of malnutrition | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| None | Mild | Moderate | Severe | |
| % IBW | ○≥90% | ○89~85% | ○84~75% | ○<75% |
| % weight loss | ○None ○>2%/1 wk ○>5%/1 mo ○>7.5%/3 mo ○>10%/6 mo | |||
| S-Albumin □alb.injection | ○ ≥3.2 | ○3.1~2.9 | ○2.8~2.0 | ○<2.0 |
| Total lymphocyte count | ○≥1,500 | ○1,499~1,200 | ○1,199~800 | ○<800 |
| Transferrin |
○ ≥200 | ○199~150 | ○149~100 | ○<100 |
| Prealbumin | ○ ≥16 | ○15~10 | ○9~5 | ○<5 |
| % TSF | ○ ≥91 | ○90~51 | ○50~30 | ○<30 |
| % MAMC (MAC-[3.14×TSF]) | ○ ≥91 | ○90~75 | ○74~60 | ○<60 |
| % CHI |
○ ≥90 | ○89~80 | ○79~60 | ○<60 |
| Appetite/intake | ○None | ○Mild (<2 wk) | ○Moderate (>2 wk) | ○Severe (>1 mo) |
| Intake problem (chewing, dysphagia, dyspepsia, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, constipation, etc.) | ○None | ○Mild (<2 wk) | ○Moderate (>2 wk) | ○Severe (>1 mo) |
| Physical finding (severe underweight, edema, muscle mass, ascites, sore, etc.) | ○None | ○Mild | ○Moderate | ○Severe |
IBW = ideal body weight; TSF = triceps skinfold; MAMC = mid-arm muscle circumference; MAC = mid-arm circumference; CHI = creatinine height index.
aTransferrin: 0.8×TIBC-43 (Blackburn equation).
b% CHI: (24 hr-Cr./male: 23 mg/IBW kg, female: 18 mg/IBW kg).
Assessment of changes in patient severity claim rate (statistical analysis)
| Category | Before improvement (n=20) | After improvement (n=56) | P-value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Patient severity applied | 2 | 26 | 0.0037 |
| Patient severity not applied | 18 | 30 |
Actual payment outcomes using claim data (n=18)
| Category | Before improvement | After improvement | Balance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Payment outcomes (KRW) | 131,587,470 | 151,249,910 | 19,662,440 |
KRW = Korean won.
Profitability effects of patients according to patient severity (n=26)
| No. | Sex | Age (y) | Department | Hospital (d) | Diagnosis cord of malnutrition | DRG cord (before) | DRG cord (after) | Total payment (before, KRW) | Total payment (after, KRW) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | M | 65 | NR | 17 | E44.0 | B66221 | B66222 | 3,693,260 | 4,504,150 |
| 2 | M | 46 | CAM | 4 | E44.0 | F61000 | F61001 | 2,184,650 | 2,184,650 |
| 3 | F | 74 | FM | 7 | E44.0 | H62302 | H62303 | 2,250,630 | 2,728,520 |
| 4 | F | 84 | GIM | 34 | E40 | G60300 | G60302 | 4,716,930 | 5,900,070 |
| 5 | F | 81 | GIM | 26 | E44.0 | G68421 | G68422 | 4,067,470 | 4,367,840 |
| 6 | M | 75 | GIM | 9 | E44.0 | G67132 | G67133 | 2,812,620 | 3,714,230 |
| 7 | M | 75 | PUM | 11 | E44.0 | E61332 | E61333 | 3,763,080 | 4,481,290 |
| 8 | M | 58 | OS | 20 | E40 | I11021 | I11022 | 4,982,500 | 7,083,070 |
| 9 | F | 82 | GIM | 53 | E44.0 | Q61022 | Q61023 | 3,986,000 | 5,372,100 |
| 10 | F | 83 | NEM | 32 | E40 | L60221 | L60222 | 5,348,640 | 8,816,330 |
| 11 | F | 76 | PUM | 10 | E44.0 | E61331 | E61332 | 3,262,180 | 3,763,080 |
| 12 | F | 73 | GIM | 19 | E44.0 | H61302 | H61303 | 4,362,310 | 5,378,690 |
| 13 | F | 76 | NS | 25 | E44.0 | B03000 | B03001 | 5,947,460 | 9,180,020 |
| 14 | M | 82 | PUM | 22 | E44.0 | E61622 | E61623 | 6,472,370 | 7,249,410 |
| 15 | F | 81 | GIM | 20 | E44.0 | G60301 | G60302 | 3,708,570 | 4,144,060 |
| 16 | F | 89 | IDM | 16 | E44.0 | L63120 | L63122 | 3,001,050 | 4,227,180 |
| 17 | M | 79 | PUM | 5 | E44.0 | E61100 | E61102 | 1,691,280 | 2,130,700 |
| 18 | F | 78 | PUM | 5 | E43 | E61330 | E61332 | 1,788,050 | 2,476,100 |
| 19 | M | 78 | PUM | 25 | E44.0 | E61621 | E61622 | 6,958,890 | 6,958,890 |
| 20 | F | 47 | PUM | 9 | E43 | E50100 | E50101 | 8,210,450 | 8,210,450 |
| 21 | M | 78 | PUM | 86 | E44.0 | E50100 | E50101 | 21,118,690 | 21,118,690 |
| 22 | F | 77 | IDM | 13 | E44.0 | N61002 | N61003 | 2,459,930 | 2,459,930 |
| 23 | M | 74 | IDM | 18 | E44.0 | J60021 | J60022 | 3,778,990 | 3,778,990 |
| 24 | M | 79 | PUM | 22 | E43 | E50100 | E50101 | 11,635,080 | 11,635,080 |
| 25 | M | 76 | OS | 20 | E44.0 | I11020 | I11021 | 4,893,560 | 4,893,560 |
| 26 | M | 56 | PUM | 26 | E43 | E61320 | E61322 | 4,492,830 | 4,492,830 |
DRG = diagnosis related group; KRW = Korean won; M = male; F = female; NR = neurology; CAM = cardiology; FM = family medicine; GIM = gastroenterology; PUM = pulmonology; OS = orthopedic surgery; NEM = nephrology; NS = neurosurgery; IDM = infectious diseases; E40 = Kwashiorkor; E43 = protein-energy malnutrition, severe; E44.0 = protein-energy malnutrition, moderate.
IBW = ideal body weight; TSF = triceps skinfold; MAMC = mid-arm muscle circumference; MAC = mid-arm circumference; CHI = creatinine height index. Transferrin: 0.8×TIBC-43 (Blackburn equation). % CHI: (24 hr-Cr./male: 23 mg/IBW kg, female: 18 mg/IBW kg).
KRW = Korean won.
DRG = diagnosis related group; KRW = Korean won; M = male; F = female; NR = neurology; CAM = cardiology; FM = family medicine; GIM = gastroenterology; PUM = pulmonology; OS = orthopedic surgery; NEM = nephrology; NS = neurosurgery; IDM = infectious diseases; E40 = Kwashiorkor; E43 = protein-energy malnutrition, severe; E44.0 = protein-energy malnutrition, moderate.
