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JustCoding News: Inpatient, October 28, 2009
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A new white paper in the Special reports and news section:
- Sepsis and Septicemia: Clear Up Coding and Documentation Confusion
Continuing education credits: To receive a 0.5 CE credit, take the quiz after reading the following articles:
- Improve your CDI program with severity adjusted data
- 2010 ICD-9-CM updates: Dealing with venous disease code changes
- Terminology used by physicians and ICD-9-CM doesn’t always match up
- Healthcare News: Take note of the latest RAC developments for regions D and B
- Q&A: CPT coding for a closed treatment of a metacarpal fracture, with manipulation
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