We recently had a case where a patient with severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) was admitted for several lung lesions. The patient...Read More »
Our hospital serves a higher than usual population with COPD. Most of these cases are chronic and the patient is typically on home oxygen. Blood...Read More »
Q: If the principle diagnosis ICD-9 code is on the MCC list but there is no other diagnosis for the patient, is the DRG assigned with MCC...Read More »
