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Why Are More Patients Being Discharged Home to Administer Medications

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Why are more patients being discharged home to administer medications to themselves or with the help of visiting nurses?


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CPT

Current Procedural Terminology, a set of medical codes used to describe diagnostics, treatments, and procedures for billing purposes.

ICD-9-CM

An outdated system used in the United States for classifying and coding diagnoses, symptoms, and procedures recorded in conjunction with hospital care, replaced by ICD-10-CM.

ICD-10-CM

ICD-10-CM stands for International Classification of Diseases, 10th Revision, Clinical Modification, a coding system used for diagnosing and classifying diseases.

Moderate Level Evaluation

An assessment of an intermediate degree of complexity, severity, or intensity, often used in educational or occupational contexts.

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