Documentation Improvement Handbook 10-19-11 PROOF.PDF

Codes for Stages 1 and 2, if they are the most recent of any of the codes, will remove the patient from the register. There are overall exception codes available for patient unsuitable and informed dissent. CKD is included as a disease area in the Smoking 3 and 4 Indicators. CKD exception codes will not count for this. ................
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