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2015 Conference, Track 4: Medical Necessity: What CDI Departments Need to Understand About Patient Status

Kimberly A. H. Baker, JD, CPC; Cheryl E. Ericson, RN, MS, CCDS, CDIP,  review the key elements required to support an inpatient admission as well as the impact of provider documentation, which affects principal diagnosis assignment and can make a claim more vulnerable to medical necessity denials.

 

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