2023 CDI Sepsis Documentation - 2nd Edition [IEM]

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Original Release Date: 01/31/2023
Expires: 03/31/2025
Credit claim for this activity will end at 11:59 PM 03/31/2025

Despite the importance of documentation we recognize that our medical training did not provide us with the necessary education for good documentation practices.  Additionally, the rules around coding and documentation change annually.  What may be the case now, may not be so a year from now

Disclosure of Relevant Financial Relationships:

Dr. Vohra and Dr. Varghees have no relevant financial relationships to disclose with companies whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients.


Commercial Support:
No commercial support was received for this activity.​​​​​​

 

Target Audience

 All healthcare workers within the Baylor Scott & White Healthcare System

Learning Objectives

After participating in this activity, the learner should be able to:

•Review the quality measures involving Sepsis

•Define the sepsis related clinical terminology 

•Recognize the critical components of Sepsis documentation for accurate hospital coding

•Identify documentation reasons for Sepsis denials and how to avoid them

 

Course summary
Available credit: 
  • 0.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
    The A. Webb Roberts Center for Continuing Medical Education of Baylor Scott & White Health is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
  • 0.50 Attendance
Course opens: 
01/31/2023
Course expires: 
03/31/2025

Planners/Authors: 

This activity was planned, reviewed, edited, and approved for use as the curriculum for the Baylor Scott & White Health organization by:

Author:

Dr. Elizabeth Aguirre, MD
Asst. Professor of Medicine TAMHSC COM, Clinical Documentation Accuracy Program (CDAP)

Planners:

Dr. Sunita Varghees, MD
Vice President, STEEP Care, CTX Division

Disclosure of Relevant Financial Relationships:
Dr. Aguirre  and Dr. Varghees have no relevant financial relationships to disclose with companies whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients.

No commercial support was received for this activity.

Accreditation: The A. Webb Roberts Center for Continuing Medical Education of Baylor Scott & White Health is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

Designation: The A. Webb Roberts Center for Continuing Medical Education of Baylor Scott & White Health, designates this enduring material activity for a maximum of 0.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™.  Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Available Credit

  • 0.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
    The A. Webb Roberts Center for Continuing Medical Education of Baylor Scott & White Health is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
  • 0.50 Attendance
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