order of palliative care code
For mortality reviews, is there a particular cutoff of where you like to see v667 for palliative care. When I first started conducting the reviews a few years back, I was advised to make sure it was in the first 20 codes. I saw something recently (but I'm not sure where) that it should be in top 8.
Can anyone shed light on this?
Thanks,
Kerry
Kerry Seekircher, RN, BSN, CCDS, CDIP
Documentation Specialist Supervisor
Northern Westchester Hospital
400 East Main Street
Mount Kisco, NY 10549
Email: kseekircher@nwhc.net
Phone: 914-666-1243
Fax: 914-666-1013
Can anyone shed light on this?
Thanks,
Kerry
Kerry Seekircher, RN, BSN, CCDS, CDIP
Documentation Specialist Supervisor
Northern Westchester Hospital
400 East Main Street
Mount Kisco, NY 10549
Email: kseekircher@nwhc.net
Phone: 914-666-1243
Fax: 914-666-1013