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AHA Coding Clinic® for ICD-9 - 1999 Fourth Quarter

Long Term Care Issues

Coding guidelines for long term care (LTC) have been developed and approved by the Cooperating Parties in conjunction with the Editorial Advisory Board of Coding Clinic, to standardize the process of data collection for LTC and to assist the coder in coding and reporting these cases. The diagnostic listing in LTC is dynamic and dependent on many factors and has a longer time frame than an acute care stay. ICD-9-CM codes are assigned upon admission, concurrently as diagnoses arise, at the time of discharge, transfer, or expiration of the resident. Other diagnoses present (i.e., chronic conditions), which affect...

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