NPUAP's new Pressure Injury/Ulcer terminology
According to the NPUAP's new terminology,the term "pressure injury" has replaced "pressure ulcer." Pressure injury does not index to pressure ulcer when coding. Has anyone found any guidance for this as far as coding?
http://www.npuap.org/national-pressure-ulcer-advisory-panel-npuap-announces-a-change-in-terminology-from-pressure-ulcer-to-pressure-injury-and-updates-the-stages-of-pressure-injury/
LeeAnn RN, CDS
http://www.npuap.org/national-pressure-ulcer-advisory-panel-npuap-announces-a-change-in-terminology-from-pressure-ulcer-to-pressure-injury-and-updates-the-stages-of-pressure-injury/
LeeAnn RN, CDS