BC Advantage - 2017 Issue 10

Coding and Auditing: Acronyms and Abbreviations - When they fall into the grey

We've all been there... you are coding or auditing, and then a note comes up that is not like the ones you've reviewed before.The language is unclear, the acronym(s) could mean so many different things, and it's hard to get a straight answer about whether or not it's supported higher or lower. This is the grey area: where things that can mean many things, or nothing at all, and is the deciding factor for whether the encounter is supported. AcronymsMy favorite example of an acronym grey area is "PE". PE can mean pleural effusion, pulmonary embolism, physical...

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