Search results for "Pulmonary Embolism"
Coding cardiac conditions: Beyond acute coronary syndrome
Acute coronary syndrome is a very popular diagnosis frequently documented when a patient presents to the hospital with chest pain thought to be cardiac in origin. For accurate coding, physicians should document unstable angina or acute myocardial infarction.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2009/07/coding.htm
15 Jul 2009
On the front lines of aortic dissection
A leading cardiologist explains why hospitalists are key to improving long-term outcomes.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2009/07/aortic.htm
15 Jul 2009
MKSAP: Sedation and ventilation
The following cases and commentary, which address sedation and ventilation, are excerpted from ACP’s Medical Knowledge Self-Assessment Program (MKSAP14).
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2009/09/test.htm
15 Sep 2009
acp-hosp0910:acp-hosp0910
At the recommendation of the Agency for HealthcareResearch and Quality, CMS added a new ICD-9-CM code toreport a diagnosis of chronic pulmonary embolism and otherICD-9-CM codes to ... History of” venous embolism or thrombosis isreported with a V code representing a personal history of thiscondition.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2009/10/acph-200910-coding_t1.pdf
29 Sep 2009
CMS updates payments, quality measures for 2010
October 1 is an important time to evaluate coding changes because it's when CMS’ annual update to the inpatient prospective payment system (MS-DRGs) takes effect.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2009/10/coding.htm
15 Oct 2009
Journal watch: Recent studies of note
Recent studies about predicting surgical outcomes, abdominal CTs for C. diff patients, and other topics.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2009/10/jw.htm
15 Oct 2009
Journal watch: recent studies of note
Recent studies about warfarin use in elderly AF patients, ticagrelor vs. clopidogrel in ACS patients, and other topics.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2009/12/jw.htm
15 Dec 2009
Journal watch: recent studies of note
Recent studies of note.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2010/01/jw.htm
15 Jan 2010
Patients with superficial vein thrombosis may also have DVT
Proposed updates for DSM-5 released
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/weekly/archives/2010/02/17/3.htm
17 Feb 2010
Journal watch: Recent studies of note
Recent studies of note.
https://acphospitalist.acponline.org/archives/2010/03/jw.htm
15 Mar 2010