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Inpatient coding for mental health: Focusing on psychosis and related disorders
Psychosis often emerges or is managed in outpatient mental health settings, but it can be coded during inpatient hospital stays due to the acute nature of the condition when it reaches a crisis point. To ensure that this mental health diagnosis receives the same diligence as medical and surgical diagnoses, Nancy Reading, RN, BS, CPC, CPC-P, CPC-I, provides coders with guidance on finding the right codes and resolving documentation conundrums.
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