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Coding

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    Coding Corner: Type 1 MI, Type 2 MI, or Non-Ischemic Myocardial Injury

    October 1, 2025

    An 82-year-old female with a history of hypertension and stage 3 chronic kidney disease (CKD) was admitted with fever, hypotension, and confusion. The workup revealed Escherichia coli bacteremia due...

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    Coding Corner: Prolonged Services Billing

    May 1, 2025

    A 66-year-old man with a history of hypertension and stage 4 chronic kidney disease was admitted to the hospital for acute pulmonary embolism and started on a heparin drip. It is day two of his...

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    Coding Corner: Come on In (Patient)!

    December 2, 2024

    A 38-year-old woman with a history of recurrent urinary tract infections (UTIs) is admitted to the emergency department-run observation unit at a local community hospital for a severe UTI and is...

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    Coding Corner: Spoonful of Sugar

    October 1, 2024

    A 46-year-old woman is admitted to the hospital with an exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) requiring intensification of her inhaler regimen, initiation of corticosteroids,...

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    Coding Corner: Documenting Sepsis Accurately

    September 3, 2024

    A 64-year-old female is admitted to the hospital with pneumonia and started on IV antibiotics. You see her after she has been admitted and start some IV fluids for presumed sepsis. On day two, the...

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    Coding Corner: A Critical Opportunity

    April 1, 2024

    A 17-year-old with a history of major depressive disorder who is new to the hospitalist service is being transferred out of the pediatric intensive care unit (PICU) after an intentional Benadryl...

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    Coding Corner: Billing for Straightforward Pneumonia in a Hospitalized Patient

    January 2, 2024

    A 64-year-old woman with a history of heart failure with reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF) was admitted to the hospital with decompensated heart failure one day ago. On day two, the patient is still...

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    Secrets of Satisfied EHR Users

    November 1, 2023

    A report released earlier this year by KLAS Research identified more than 3,000 “highly satisfied” users of their hospital’s electronic health record (EHR), which has also been shown to be a...

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    Coding Corner: HF and Physician Underbilling—Two Common Conditions

    October 2, 2023

    Coding Corner, a new section that will appear periodically in The Hospitalist, features common coding and/or billing issues hospitalists regularly face. If you have suggestions for upcoming coding...

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