COPD is a chronic inflammatory lung disease that causes obstructed flow of air from the lungs. The disease is progressive in nature and typically will worsen over time. The most common cause of COPD is smoking tobacco. COPD is increasingly being used to document lung disease.
Read More In outpatient coding, coders are allowed to code from the pathology and radiology reports without the attending/treating physician confirming the diagnosis. The pathologist and radiologist are physicians and as long as they have interpreted the tissue or test then it may be coded.
Read More What is the Impella® external heart assist device? It is a minimally invasive, catheter-based external cardiac assist device. The pump is inserted percutaneously into the left ventricle (through a peripheral artery).
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