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Let DRG Weight Determine Your Principal Diagnosis

Published on Fri Apr 08, 2016

Question: A patient was admitted with a chief complaint of shortness of breath. He also had a cough with green sputum production, and has a history of COPD. The physician determined that the patient had pneumonia, and prescribed antibiotics. The physician also documented that the patient had COPD exacerbation for which CPAP was administered. What should we consider as the principal [...]
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