Documentation and Coding for Patient Safety Indicators

Sep 15, 2000 · Coding a condition when a complication code should have been used. Coding a symptom or sign rather than a diagnosis. ... In coding, distinguish between intraoperative and postoperative sepsis. X 14 Postoperative Wound Dehiscence X This indicator is identified by a procedure code. Medical and Surgical PSIs 2 Death in Low-Mortality Diagnosis ... ................
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