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SARS Tops Healthcare Concerns
Author: Kennedy, James S.; Stanfill, Mary H
Source: Journal of AHIMA - Coding Notes
Publication Date: July 2003
HIM professionals serve a vital public health role as they capture and report illnesses, including the newly discovered Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS). Accurate reporting of SARS and its comorbid or complicating conditions facilitates optimal disease tracking, use of resources, and p....
Pathophysiology of Hypovolemia and Dehydration
Author: Kennedy, James S.
Source: Journal of AHIMA - Coding Notes | Journal of AHIMA
Publication Date: July 2006
This year ICD-9-CM expanded code 276.5, Volume depletion, and created the more specific codes 276.51, Dehydration, and 276.52, Hypovolemia, at the request of the American Academy of Pediatrics.1 As treatments for these conditions differ and accurate coding must reflect illness severity and mort....
Documentation Issues
Author: Kennedy, James S.
Source: AHIMA community resource
Publication Date: March 02, 2003
Issues to Consider If you write: Consider this: Acute Coronary Syndrome: This is a great admitting diagnosis, however it is so broad that it doesn't tell us the exact pathophysiology of what we found after study, diagnosis, and treatment of our patient. Does the patient have a coronary thromb....