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Adverse effects of a correctly administered drug or drugs must be coded and reported differently than the misuse of a drug, which is classified as “poisoning” in ICD-9-CM coding.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2010/01/coding.htm
15 Jan 2010
Documenting and billing for critical care services
To avoid rejection of critical care codes, physicians must be familiar with coding definitions, and documentation must reflect the professional services that support the codes.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2010/03/coding.htm
15 Mar 2010
Nurses turn evidence into action
A care management department at Mercy Medical Center in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, helps incorporate new evidence and guidelines into daily practice.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2011/10/success.htm
15 Oct 2011
Heart failure worsens outcomes in hip fracture surgery patients
Hip fracture surgery patients with preoperative heart failure had higher mortality rates, were more often discharged to a skilled facility, and had longer hospital lengths of stay, according to a recent study.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2011/12/21/3.htm
21 Dec 2011
Letter from the Editor
What are the red flags that point to a patient with possible factitious disorder?.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2012/09/lfe.htm
15 Sep 2012
The center of your universe
You start your morning rounds. You will spend the next 12 hours here. This is your world. And you are the center of it.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2013/01/free/newman.htm
15 Jan 2013
Hospitalists as physician advisors
An understanding of reimbursement, safety and quality issues makes hospitalists a good fit for the job.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2013/07/physadvisor.htm
15 Jul 2013
Revisiting respiratory failure
Patients with congestive heart failure, pneumonia and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease are particularly susceptible.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2013/10/coding.htm
15 Oct 2013
ICD-10: Risk or opportunity?
An expert offers steps to better prepare for the switch to ICD-10.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2014/04/ICD-10-conversion.htm
15 Apr 2014
Letter to the Editor
This month's issue includes articles on improving nights and weekends care, choosing the best readmission risk prediction strategies, and establishing hospitalist preoperative care clinics.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2014/07/lfe.htm
15 Jul 2014