November 11, 2021 HNC Statement in Support of ASPEN’s Publication: Malnutrition Diagnoses and Associated Outcomes in Hospitalized Patients: United States, 2018 The American Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition has published a study, Malnutrition Diagnoses and Associated Outcomes in Hospitalized Patients: United States, 2018[i] examining data on malnutrition discharges from the 2018 Healthcare Cost and […]
November 11, 2021 HNC Supports AHRQ’s Malnutrition in Hospitalized Adults: A Systematic Review The Healthcare Nutrition Council (HNC) applauds the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality’s (AHRQ) publication of Malnutrition in Hospitalized Adults: A Systematic Review.[i] Malnutrition is widely recognized as having a significant role in health outcomes and healthcare costs, and addressing malnutrition is […]
June 14, 2021 90% of the nation’s $3.5 trillion annual health care expenditures is spent on treating chronic and mental health conditions. Chronic condition care is especially costly for Medicare, with over two-thirds of Medicare beneficiaries having multiple chronic conditions. Medical nutrition therapy (MNT) is a cost-effective solution to treating many chronic conditions. MNT is […]
