Good clinical documentation is critical for continuity of patient care, patient safety, legal records, and supporting accurate medical coding. The documentation provides information on why the patient was admitted and what treatments they received. The coders assign diagnosis and procedure codes based solely on the documented information. Ambiguous or incomplete documentation can result in inaccurate coding that affects funding. Ensuring documentation clearly specifies diagnoses, management plans, and interventions helps ensure patients are assigned to the appropriate Diagnosis Related Group (DRG) and the hospital receives appropriate funding for the services provided.
Medical documentation is your proof that you provided good care. It should tell a story, communicate with the healthcare team, explain your medical decision-making, and be able to be used and referenced for medical billing and research. Tips and tricks on how to get this right.
Clinical Documentation Guidelines for ICD-10-CMPamela Marasco
How Do You Rate Yourself as an Adopter of Change? Assess your willingness to implement new clinical documentation standards for ICD-10-CM. Improve your practice for clinical documentation to ensure proper selection of ICD-10-CM Coding Guidelines. Because EVERYTHING IS CHANGING!
To safeguard the health of patients with thalassaemia, blood should be obtained from carefully selected regular voluntary, non-remunerated donors and should be collected, processed, stored and distributed, by dedicated, quality assured blood transfusion centres.
Medical documentation is your proof that you provided good care. It should tell a story, communicate with the healthcare team, explain your medical decision-making, and be able to be used and referenced for medical billing and research. Tips and tricks on how to get this right.
Clinical Documentation Guidelines for ICD-10-CMPamela Marasco
How Do You Rate Yourself as an Adopter of Change? Assess your willingness to implement new clinical documentation standards for ICD-10-CM. Improve your practice for clinical documentation to ensure proper selection of ICD-10-CM Coding Guidelines. Because EVERYTHING IS CHANGING!
To safeguard the health of patients with thalassaemia, blood should be obtained from carefully selected regular voluntary, non-remunerated donors and should be collected, processed, stored and distributed, by dedicated, quality assured blood transfusion centres.
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This lecture about the ethical, professional and legal aspects related to medical errors. The focus is on the Islamic judiciary and specifically the Saudi laws.
Game of documentation, Winter is coming Surviving ICD10Nick van Terheyden
Accurate clinical documentation is a prerequisite for high quality patient care, medical record and billing compliance,
accuracy of quality metrics, and support of revenue cycle and HIM functions. While current EMRs address many of the issues surrounding
aggregation of clinical data, they present significant challenges to physicians especially as they try to capture accurate and the clinically
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review abstract and assess for completeness and compliance. Additionally as ICD-10 implementation require increasingly complex and
detail content with specific terminology to meet the more detailed coding requirements placing a burden on everyone involved in the care
and capture of clinical patient information.
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Expectation of the public from doctors have risen sharply (and one might add, to unrealistic levels) in this age of hi-tech medicine & Google doctor
Bioethics- Case study on Autonomy and Decision making in medicineavi sehgal
Bioethics- A case study on Autonomy and Decision making in medicine. Forensic Medicine PowerPoint for medical (MBBS/MD) students trying to understand AETCOM.
Lecture 18 Medical Errors: Ethical, professional and Legal AspectsDr Ghaiath Hussein
This lecture about the ethical, professional and legal aspects related to medical errors. The focus is on the Islamic judiciary and specifically the Saudi laws.
Game of documentation, Winter is coming Surviving ICD10Nick van Terheyden
Accurate clinical documentation is a prerequisite for high quality patient care, medical record and billing compliance,
accuracy of quality metrics, and support of revenue cycle and HIM functions. While current EMRs address many of the issues surrounding
aggregation of clinical data, they present significant challenges to physicians especially as they try to capture accurate and the clinically
relevant information necessary to deliver high quality care. The resulting smorgasbord of content is left to CDI specialists and HIM staff to
review abstract and assess for completeness and compliance. Additionally as ICD-10 implementation require increasingly complex and
detail content with specific terminology to meet the more detailed coding requirements placing a burden on everyone involved in the care
and capture of clinical patient information.
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In this slideshow Dr Ian Sturgess, Director at IMP Healthcare consultancy, explores how we can better understand admitted flow streams and optimise patient journeys.
Dr Sturgess spoke at the Nuffield Trust ‘Reducing the length of stay’ event in September2014.
Heart failure is the leading cause of death in the US, yet accounts for less than 20 percent of hospice admissions. The goal of this webinar is to teach healthcare professionals to recognize what were once routine and manageable exacerbations as signs of unstable terminal illness, and to understand why hospice improves quality of life when proven treatments no longer can can.
ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE IN HEALTHCARE.pdfAnujkumaranit
Artificial intelligence (AI) refers to the simulation of human intelligence processes by machines, especially computer systems. It encompasses tasks such as learning, reasoning, problem-solving, perception, and language understanding. AI technologies are revolutionizing various fields, from healthcare to finance, by enabling machines to perform tasks that typically require human intelligence.
These lecture slides, by Dr Sidra Arshad, offer a quick overview of physiological basis of a normal electrocardiogram.
Learning objectives:
1. Define an electrocardiogram (ECG) and electrocardiography
2. Describe how dipoles generated by the heart produce the waveforms of the ECG
3. Describe the components of a normal electrocardiogram of a typical bipolar leads (limb II)
4. Differentiate between intervals and segments
5. Enlist some common indications for obtaining an ECG
Study Resources:
1. Chapter 11, Guyton and Hall Textbook of Medical Physiology, 14th edition
2. Chapter 9, Human Physiology - From Cells to Systems, Lauralee Sherwood, 9th edition
3. Chapter 29, Ganong’s Review of Medical Physiology, 26th edition
4. Electrocardiogram, StatPearls - https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK549803/
5. ECG in Medical Practice by ABM Abdullah, 4th edition
6. ECG Basics, http://www.nataliescasebook.com/tag/e-c-g-basics
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Flu Vaccine Alert in Bangalore Karnatakaaddon Scans
As flu season approaches, health officials in Bangalore, Karnataka, are urging residents to get their flu vaccinations. The seasonal flu, while common, can lead to severe health complications, particularly for vulnerable populations such as young children, the elderly, and those with underlying health conditions.
Dr. Vidisha Kumari, a leading epidemiologist in Bangalore, emphasizes the importance of getting vaccinated. "The flu vaccine is our best defense against the influenza virus. It not only protects individuals but also helps prevent the spread of the virus in our communities," he says.
This year, the flu season is expected to coincide with a potential increase in other respiratory illnesses. The Karnataka Health Department has launched an awareness campaign highlighting the significance of flu vaccinations. They have set up multiple vaccination centers across Bangalore, making it convenient for residents to receive their shots.
To encourage widespread vaccination, the government is also collaborating with local schools, workplaces, and community centers to facilitate vaccination drives. Special attention is being given to ensuring that the vaccine is accessible to all, including marginalized communities who may have limited access to healthcare.
Residents are reminded that the flu vaccine is safe and effective. Common side effects are mild and may include soreness at the injection site, mild fever, or muscle aches. These side effects are generally short-lived and far less severe than the flu itself.
Healthcare providers are also stressing the importance of continuing COVID-19 precautions. Wearing masks, practicing good hand hygiene, and maintaining social distancing are still crucial, especially in crowded places.
Protect yourself and your loved ones by getting vaccinated. Together, we can help keep Bangalore healthy and safe this flu season. For more information on vaccination centers and schedules, residents can visit the Karnataka Health Department’s official website or follow their social media pages.
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This slide deck presented by Dr. Kami Maddocks, Professor-Clinical in the Division of Hematology and
Associate Division Director for Ambulatory Operations
The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center, will provide insight into new directions in targeted therapeutic approaches for older adults with mantle cell lymphoma.
STATEMENT OF NEED
Mantle cell lymphoma (MCL) is a rare, aggressive B-cell non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL) accounting for 5% to 7% of all lymphomas. Its prognosis ranges from indolent disease that does not require treatment for years to very aggressive disease, which is associated with poor survival (Silkenstedt et al, 2021). Typically, MCL is diagnosed at advanced stage and in older patients who cannot tolerate intensive therapy (NCCN, 2022). Although recent advances have slightly increased remission rates, recurrence and relapse remain very common, leading to a median overall survival between 3 and 6 years (LLS, 2021). Though there are several effective options, progress is still needed towards establishing an accepted frontline approach for MCL (Castellino et al, 2022). Treatment selection and management of MCL are complicated by the heterogeneity of prognosis, advanced age and comorbidities of patients, and lack of an established standard approach for treatment, making it vital that clinicians be familiar with the latest research and advances in this area. In this activity chaired by Michael Wang, MD, Professor in the Department of Lymphoma & Myeloma at MD Anderson Cancer Center, expert faculty will discuss prognostic factors informing treatment, the promising results of recent trials in new therapeutic approaches, and the implications of treatment resistance in therapeutic selection for MCL.
Target Audience
Hematology/oncology fellows, attending faculty, and other health care professionals involved in the treatment of patients with mantle cell lymphoma (MCL).
Learning Objectives
1.) Identify clinical and biological prognostic factors that can guide treatment decision making for older adults with MCL
2.) Evaluate emerging data on targeted therapeutic approaches for treatment-naive and relapsed/refractory MCL and their applicability to older adults
3.) Assess mechanisms of resistance to targeted therapies for MCL and their implications for treatment selection
Title: Sense of Taste
Presenter: Dr. Faiza, Assistant Professor of Physiology
Qualifications:
MBBS (Best Graduate, AIMC Lahore)
FCPS Physiology
ICMT, CHPE, DHPE (STMU)
MPH (GC University, Faisalabad)
MBA (Virtual University of Pakistan)
Learning Objectives:
Describe the structure and function of taste buds.
Describe the relationship between the taste threshold and taste index of common substances.
Explain the chemical basis and signal transduction of taste perception for each type of primary taste sensation.
Recognize different abnormalities of taste perception and their causes.
Key Topics:
Significance of Taste Sensation:
Differentiation between pleasant and harmful food
Influence on behavior
Selection of food based on metabolic needs
Receptors of Taste:
Taste buds on the tongue
Influence of sense of smell, texture of food, and pain stimulation (e.g., by pepper)
Primary and Secondary Taste Sensations:
Primary taste sensations: Sweet, Sour, Salty, Bitter, Umami
Chemical basis and signal transduction mechanisms for each taste
Taste Threshold and Index:
Taste threshold values for Sweet (sucrose), Salty (NaCl), Sour (HCl), and Bitter (Quinine)
Taste index relationship: Inversely proportional to taste threshold
Taste Blindness:
Inability to taste certain substances, particularly thiourea compounds
Example: Phenylthiocarbamide
Structure and Function of Taste Buds:
Composition: Epithelial cells, Sustentacular/Supporting cells, Taste cells, Basal cells
Features: Taste pores, Taste hairs/microvilli, and Taste nerve fibers
Location of Taste Buds:
Found in papillae of the tongue (Fungiform, Circumvallate, Foliate)
Also present on the palate, tonsillar pillars, epiglottis, and proximal esophagus
Mechanism of Taste Stimulation:
Interaction of taste substances with receptors on microvilli
Signal transduction pathways for Umami, Sweet, Bitter, Sour, and Salty tastes
Taste Sensitivity and Adaptation:
Decrease in sensitivity with age
Rapid adaptation of taste sensation
Role of Saliva in Taste:
Dissolution of tastants to reach receptors
Washing away the stimulus
Taste Preferences and Aversions:
Mechanisms behind taste preference and aversion
Influence of receptors and neural pathways
Impact of Sensory Nerve Damage:
Degeneration of taste buds if the sensory nerve fiber is cut
Abnormalities of Taste Detection:
Conditions: Ageusia, Hypogeusia, Dysgeusia (parageusia)
Causes: Nerve damage, neurological disorders, infections, poor oral hygiene, adverse drug effects, deficiencies, aging, tobacco use, altered neurotransmitter levels
Neurotransmitters and Taste Threshold:
Effects of serotonin (5-HT) and norepinephrine (NE) on taste sensitivity
Supertasters:
25% of the population with heightened sensitivity to taste, especially bitterness
Increased number of fungiform papillae
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1. “It’s all about
the clinical
documentation!”
Delivering a Healthy WA
Sharon Linton
Area Manager Clinical Coding
North Metropolitan Health Services
2. Clinical Perspective
Good clinical documentation critical to -
• Continuity and quality of patient care
• Patient safety
– reduces errors in patient care between care givers
– leads to more timely interventions
• Legal record of a patient’s admitted episode of care
– what ‘happened to the patient’ when in our care
– forms ‘evidence’ of care provided
• Supports quality of coded data
3. Coding Perspective
Provide information on ‘why a patient is admitted and
what we do to them when here’
• Purpose to classify clinical concepts documented in
an admitted patient event
– Diagnoses/conditions that are treated/managed during the
admission
– Interventions
• Medical record is primary source of clinical
information
– Discharge Summary
– Progress Notes
– Specialty documentation/forms
4. Coding Perspective
• Not our role to ‘diagnose’
– documentation responsibility of clinicians
• Strict ‘Ethical Conduct’ standards and guidelines
– Qualify conflicting, incomplete or ambiguous
documentation
• Consult with the clinician before assigning a code
– Integrity of data
• Good quality documentation impacts on Activity
Based Funding (ABF)
“If it is not recorded, it never happened”
5. ED Documentation
Coders review everything!
• Presenting complaint information
– Might be signs and symptoms
• Verification of a ‘Principal Diagnosis’ (PD)
– Casual link between symptoms and an underlying
condition
• Management plan
– Planned interventions
– Planned investigations and/or monitoring
6. ED Documentation
• Evidence of ongoing clinical care (medical and
nursing) of condition/s
– Medical entries
• Significant/abnormal radiology and/or laboratory
results linked to condition
• Interventions
– Observation charts
– Medication charts
• Identify further specificity of PD and related
conditions
– Acute and/or chronic
– Angina – type of angina? Unstable
– ETOH / Drug Intoxication – with
abuse/dependence/withdrawal
8. ABF Basics
• Way of funding hospitals for the number and
‘mix’ of patients they treat
• If a hospital treats more patients, it receives
more funding
• Also takes into account the fact that some
patients are more complicated to treat than
others (i.e. elderly, multi comorbidities)
10. DRG Basics
“A classification system that categorises episodes of
patient care into clinically meaningful groups based
on the patient’s attributes that best explains the cost
of care”
• DRGs
– differing levels of resource consumption
– split on the basis of case complexity (presence of multiple
conditions or development of complications)
– each DRG has a value measured as Weighted Activity
Units (WAUs)
11. DRG Basics
AR-DRG V9.0 Description NWAU
G70A Other Digestive System Disorders, Major Complexity 1.3019
G70B Other Digestive System Disorders, Intermediate Complexity 0.6512
G70C Other Digestive System Disorders, Minor Complexity 0.2333
L64A Urinary Stones and Obstruction, Major Complexity 0.9150
L64B Urinary Stones and Obstruction, Minor Complexity 0.2503
13. ARDT Policy
‘Admission, Readmission, Discharge and
Transfer (ARDT) Policy and Reference
Manual’ published by the WA DOH
• Provides rules to correctly count and classify
admitted patient activity
• Ensures standardised rules across WA health
sector
• Includes national policy and legislation from other
jurisdictions
14. ED Admission Criteria
Approved ‘inpatient’ wards in ED - EDU and OBS
Criteria for valid admission to EDU / OBS
• ‘Medical’ patients must have one of following
– Minimum of 4 hours ‘continuous active management’
• Clear care plan for ongoing management
• Document regular observations / monitoring of vital or neurological
signs undertaken on repeated and periodic basis (e.g. continuous
ECG monitoring)
Count of 4 hours from ‘clinical’ decision to admit – in EDIS, not actual
transfer time to ward
15. ED Admission Criteria
Criteria for valid admission in EDU / OBS cont.,
– Patient is a mental health patient who requires a period of safe
observation or psychiatric assessment
– Legal requirement or social circumstances necessitating
admission – unsafe for discharge
• Risk of domestic abuse
• Inadequate level of social support
• Elderly patient - home alone
• Intoxicated patient - where they are ‘left to sleep it off’
• Nursing Home patient – not able to transfer until morning
– Patients who require care awaiting transfer to another hospital –
must document ongoing care
16. ED Admission Criteria
• Patients following Type B Procedure
– Commonwealth list (Private Health Insurance Act)
• Non-admitted – Type C
• Admitted – Type B, includes where GA or intravenous/inhalation
sedation is required
– Can be less than 4 hours ‘continuous active management’
– Understand Type B procedures generally performed in ED but
transfer to EDU/OBS
• Require post-procedural observations following IV/Inhalation
sedation
• IV infusion commenced in ED and continuing in EDU/OBS
18. DRG Assignment
• Purely based on the clinical documentation
that informs the clinical coding process
• Three determinates of a DRG –
– Principal Diagnosis
– Additional Diagnoses (issues contributing to
admission)
– Surgical Interventions
19. ED Admissions
Principal Diagnosis (PD) is most important
factor in EDU/OBS inpatient events
Definition:
“The condition, which after study, is the reason for
the patient being admitted to hospital”
• NOT the presenting condition or complaint
• An incorrect PD will get wrong DRG and the
wrong WAUs!
20. Example 1
Original Documentation
Principal
Diagnosis
Abdominal pain
Additional
Diagnoses
Revenue DRG G66B
Abdominal Pain and
Mesenteric Adenitis,
Minor Complexity
WAU = 0.1999
Updated Documentation
Gastritis
DRG G70C
Other Digestive System
Disorders, Minor Complexity
WAU = 0.2333
URG Estimate*
0.0663 – 0.2425
21. Example 2
Original Documentation
Principal
Diagnosis
Chest Pain
Additional
Diagnoses
HT
Revenue DRG F74B
Chest Pain, Minor
Complexity
WAU = 0.1867
Updated Documentation
Angina, unspecified
HT
DRG F66B
Coronary Atherosclerosis,
Minor Complexity
WAU = 0.2898
URG Estimate*
0.0688 – 0.2024
Updated Documentation
Angina, Unstable
HT
DRG F72B
Unstable Angina, Minor
Complexity
WAU = 0.4355
22. Example 3
Original Documentation
Principal
Diagnosis
Syncope
Additional
Diagnoses
(Noted – KCl given)
Revenue DRG F73B
Syncope and Collapse,
Minor Complexity
WAU = 0.4423
Updated Documentation
SVT
Hypokalaemia
DRG F76B
Arrhythmia, Cardiac Arrest
and conduction Disorders,
Minor Complexity
WAU = 0.4987
URG Estimate*
0.0688 – 0.2024
* Excludes ABF Adjustments – age, indigenous
status, remote PC
24. Coding Barriers
• ‘Coding’ language’ differs from clinical
language
• Coders are not allowed to interpret -
– some forms of clinical language
– pathology or imaging results alone
26. Documentation Helpers
• Avoid symptoms, or presenting complaint, as the
Principal Diagnosis
• Be specific
– i.e. Stable/Unstable Angina vs unspecified Angina
• Day-to-day ‘clinical terms’
– Abbreviations with value i.e. low Hb 108
– Up/down arrows with value i.e. plt 14
– Uncontrolled, unstable BGLs
• If no definitive diagnosis, coders can use
“Probable”, “Suspected”, “Possible”, “Likely” or
even “?”
27. Top 10 ED DRGs
DRG DRG Description
No.
Events
X62B Poisoning/Toxic Effects of Drugs & Other Substances, Minor Complexity 185
I82Z Other Sameday Treatment for Musculoskeletal Disorders 151
G70B Other Digestive System Disorders, Minor Complexity 140
X60B Injuries, Minor Complexity 134
F74B Chest Pain, Minor Complexity 132
G67B Oesophagitis and Gastroenteritis, Minor Complexity 121
B77B Headaches, Minor Complexity 115
I68B Non-surgical Spinal Disorders, Minor Complexity 96
L63B Kidney and Urinary Tract Infections, Minor Complexity 92
V60B Alcohol Intoxication & Withdrawal, Minor Complexity 85
V65Z Treatment for Alcohol Disorders, Sameday 85
Jan – Dec 2017
Editor's Notes
Model based on health services activity
Impacts on how services are delivered
Measures everything we do with, to and for patients
Measures health care outcomes