Malnutrition coding 101: Financial impact and more

Nutrition in Clinical Practice

Volumn 28, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 698-709

  Giannopoulos, Georgia A ^a   Merriman, Louise R ^b   Rumsey, Alissa ^a   Zwiebel, Douglas S ^b  

^a WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b NEW YORK PRESBYTERIAN HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

clinical coding; diagnosis related groups; malnutrition; protein energy malnutrition

Indexed keywords

CODING; DIAGNOSIS RELATED GROUP; DIETITIAN; DOCUMENTATION; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HUMAN; ICD-9; INFORMATION SYSTEM; MALNUTRITION; MEDICAL RECORD; NURSE PRACTITIONER; REIMBURSEMENT; REVIEW;

CLINICAL CODING; DIAGNOSIS-RELATED GROUPS; MALNUTRITION; PROTEIN-ENERGY MALNUTRITION;

ADULT; DIAGNOSIS-RELATED GROUPS; DIETETICS; DOCUMENTATION; HEALTH INFORMATION MANAGEMENT; HOSPITAL COSTS; HUMANS; INSURANCE, HEALTH, REIMBURSEMENT; INTERNATIONAL CLASSIFICATION OF DISEASES; MEDICAL RECORDS; NEW YORK; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PROTEIN-ENERGY MALNUTRITION;

EID: 84888590821     PISSN: 08845336     EISSN: 19412452     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0884533613508788     Document Type: Review

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