RE: [MARKETING] pt transfers & sepsis
My thought is to query since the patient has already been receiving
treatment and was transferred for "higher level of care". That to me
says a condition is worsening. Of course the real question is why it
wasn't documented to justify the transfer to the higher level of care.
Robert
Robert S. Hodges, BSN, MSN, RN, CCDS
Clinical Documentation Improvement Specialist
VHA CDI Council Member
Aleda E. Lutz VAMC
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treatment and was transferred for "higher level of care". That to me
says a condition is worsening. Of course the real question is why it
wasn't documented to justify the transfer to the higher level of care.
Robert
Robert S. Hodges, BSN, MSN, RN, CCDS
Clinical Documentation Improvement Specialist
VHA CDI Council Member
Aleda E. Lutz VAMC
Mail Code 136
1500 Weiss Street
Saginaw MI 48602
P: 989-497-2500 x13101
F: 989-321-4912
E: Robert.Hodges2@va.gov
VA Core Values: Integrity, Commitment, Advocacy, Respect, Excellence
("I CARE")
VA Core Characteristics: Trustworthy, Accessible, Quality, Innovative,
Agile, Integrated
"We are dealing with Veterans, not procedures; With their problems, not
ours." --General Omar Bradley