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Perfect Wound Debridement Reporting with These 4 Helpful Tips

Published on Wed Aug 24, 2016

Hint: Watch edits when reporting multiple wound debridements of different depths. When your FP performs wound debridement, you should look through documentation to check the depth and surface area of the wound, as these factors influence the code(s) that you will select for the procedure. Use these four useful tips to take you through a step-by-step process that will enable [...]
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