Q: We recently had attending physicians send back queries with responses by the physician assistant (PA) or nurse practitioner (NP) who documented for them. Is it acceptable for a PA or NP to answer queries after the patient is discharged?Read More »
Back in the day (oh, about nine years or so ago), I found myself tucked into my office late into a Thursday evening skimming the tome that was the Office of the Inspector General’s annual Work Plan release. TheWork Plan is—just as its name implies—an outline or agenda of...Read More »
Hospitals could soon be required to develop a discharge plan within 24 hours of admission or registration, according to a report published by CMS on Oct. 29.Read More »
For stays in which the physician expects the patient will need less than two midnights of hospital care, inpatient admission may be allowed on a case-by-case basis. Read More »
Q: In terms of coding blood transfusions, does the documentation of which intravenous (IV) site used has to come from the physician in the progress note, or can this particular information be extrapolated from nursing notes, orders, etc.? Read More »
