Coding and Physician Language

This unique handbook by coding expert Gloryanne Bryant, RHIA, CCS, CCDS, addresses the 32 most confusing conditions for coding and documentation. It explains the clinical criteria of each condition in simple terms and gives detailed direction on how to query physicians to get the clarification required.

Each order includes 10 copies of the handbook so that you can be sure your entire coding staff receives a copy. Your coders can apply the lessons learned in this reference to every record, dramatically improving coding in your organization.

Benefits:

• Quick reference guide
• Easy to follow, simple language explaining complex or confusing documentation
• Excellent aid for formulating effective physician queries

Topics covered include:

• Acute Myocardial Infarction
• Adverse Effects of Medications
• Alcohol/Substance Use/Abuse
• Anemia
• Body Mass Index
• Chest Pain/Angina
• Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
• Comfort Care or Palliative Care
• Comorbidities
• Coronary Artery Disease
• Debridement
• Delirium With Dementia
• Dementia
• Fracture Reduction of Femur
• Gastrointestinal Bleed
• Heart Failure
• Hyperglycemia
• Low Anterior Resection
• Malignancies
• Malnutrition
• Obesity
• Pneumonia
• Postoperative Complications
• Pulmonary Edema
• Renal Failure
• Respiratory Failure
• Seizures
• Sepsis
• Stroke/Cerebrovascular Accident
• Symptoms
• Syncope
• Trauma

New conditions added:

• Comfort/palliative care
• Postoperative complications
• Delirium
• Obesity

This new edition also provides a sample physician query, guidance on how to construct the best queries, updates on the reimbursement process, a coding tip sheet for BMI V codes, and a discussion of the main ICD-10 areas in which coders should begin to strengthen their knowledge.

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