Which of the Following Is/are a Reason(s) Why the Discharge

question 13

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is/are a reason(s) why the discharge summary is not the only document from which codes are captured?

• A)Coders may not have a discharge summary at the time of coding.
• B)If the patient is in the hospital for a long stay, the attending physician will often be focused only on those diagnoses that occurred in the latter part of the stay.
• C)Physicians list diagnoses that are not currently being treated and are only in the patient's history.
• D)All of the options are correct.

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