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The allocation of healthcare resources is reliant upon accurate information generated through clinical coding. Several factors contribute to coding inaccuracies, one of which is interpreting medical documentation. A lack of awareness among medical staff of the clinical coding process and the importance of detailed documentation exacerbates this problem. To investigate this further, 1 month of inpatient clinical coding data from a single hospital ward was reviewed by clinicians experienced in the coding and auditing process. If the reviewing clinician identified inaccuracies in the initial clinical coding, Healthcare Resource Group (HRG) codes were changed. Education sessions were then provided both to junior clinicians working on the hospital ward and to clinical coding staff and a further month of clinical coding data was again reviewed to assess for any difference after the sessions. HRG changes were made in 58.5% of 94 cases initially. Following the educational sessions, 20.5% of HRGs changed in 73 cases (p

Improving housing affordability while positively impacting the environment involves challenges that often counteract one another. As more traditional housing is developed, sustainability continues to be adversely impacted. One solution is electrification, but economic barriers and an electric grid requiring more renewable energy generation present barriers to its adoption as a successful alternative.This paper utilizes calibrated digital twins to investigate optimized solutions through a grid response and life cycle analysis approach. The electrified building baseline shows higher efficiency in energy usage, but falls short on economic and sustainability goals when compared to the traditional baseline. Through grid-response optimization of the electrified building, 30% of optimized electrified annual utility costs show improvement over the traditional building, and 52% of optimized electrified annual utility costs show improvement over the electrified baseline. The fifteen-year life cycle analysis shows 48% of optimized electrified results improved performance over the traditional building. Finally, subscriber solar analysis demonstrates the increased potential for electrification as an economical and environmental solution to housing affordability and global sustainability challenges through a more sustainable electric grid.