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Meet These 4 Challenges to Eradicate Errors in Septic Embolism Coding

Published on Thu Jan 29, 2015

Check for location and underlying cause for embolism; differentiate arterial and pulmonary embolism. Coding for septic embolism isn’t as confusing as it sounds. You can overcome challenges in embolism reporting if you look for the origin of the embolism. However, code selection isn’t infallible. Check out four possible challenges you are likely to face. If you can conquer these challenges, [...]
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