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Briefings on Coding Compliance Strategies (Single Article)
Examine postoperative condition coding
November 2008
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Just because a physician documents a condition during the postoperative period doesn’t mean coders should code this condition as a postoperative complication. Coders need to make this critical distinction to ensure that their coding is precise and accurately reflects a condition that can affect the hospital’s or physician’s quality scores. With the increased focus on quality, it is important to report accurate postoperative complications, understand hospital-acquired conditions, and be as accurate as possible when reporting coded data that affect the quality of care a patient received.
