HCPro, JustCoding Inpatient - 2016 Issue 4 (January)

Tips for determining primary, principal, and secondary diagnoses

January 26th, 2016

Laurie L. Prescott, RN, MSN, CCDS, CDIP, looks at the definitions for primary, principal, and secondary diagnoses and how to determine them from provider documentation.  

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