RE: [MARKETING] [EXTERNAL] Need your input please
I would query. Labs changed, treatment was given. You need the cause
and diagnosis documented just to justify the treatment.
Robert
Robert S. Hodges, BSN, MSN, RN, CCDS
Clinical Documentation Improvement Specialist
VHA CDI Council Member
Aleda E. Lutz VAMC
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and diagnosis documented just to justify the treatment.
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