Malnutrition has causes, epidemiology, and management in the field of clinical nutrition, which are distinct from those associated with malnutrition, which is mainly linked to poverty. Cachexia caused by illnesses, injuries, and/or aging and difficulties with ingestion such as stroke, paresis, dementia, depression, and dysphagia are the major causes of clinical malnutrition. Clinical malnutrition may also be exacerbated by iatrogenic factors, i.e., a health care entity's inability to adequately
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With the Affordable Care Act (ACA) continuing its implementation this week with the start of the open enrollment period, there has never been a more critical time for Healthcare Institutions to have a firm handle on their risk environment and the implications of those risks.
Since its enactment in 2010, the ACA has fundamentally shifted how many hospitals must conduct day-to-day operations. For example, hospitals must now shift their patient records systems to electronic medical records, which in
