Diagnosis Codes

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Diagnosis Codes

This section provides information on: Validation and expiration for diagnosis codes you assign from template triggers. How to quickly find and select the appropriate ICD Billing code for a patient diagnosis using a template Pop-Up trigger. Diagnosis Expiration and Validation Select the Medical Necessity Diagnosis Code ICD-SNOMED Mapping Parent topic: Using Templates See also Access Rights to Medical Records

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Diagnosis Expiration and Validation

The following expiration and validation checks apply when you assign diagnoses from the Patient Diagnosis and Patient Procedure template triggers: When you execute a Patient Diagnosis trigger, only those diagnoses codes that are not expired are available for selection from templates. If you enter a diagnosis code that does not exist in the patient's chart from a Patient Procedure trigger, a validation window opens. You can select Yes to add the diagnosis to the patient's chart, or select No to continue adding the procedure without adding the diagnosis to the patient's chart. Parent topic: Diagnosis Codes

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Diagnosis Expiration and Validation

The following expiration and validation checks apply when you assign diagnoses from the Patient Diagnosis and Patient Procedure template triggers: When you execute a Patient Diagnosis trigger, only those diagnoses codes that are not expired are available for selection from templates. If you enter a diagnosis code that does not exist in the patient's chart from a Patient Procedure trigger, a validation window opens. You can select Yes to add the diagnosis to the patient's chart, or select No to continue adding the procedure without adding the diagnosis to the patient's chart. Parent topic: Diagnosis Codes

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Patient's Problem List

You can launch the diagnosis search window from a Problem List Pop-Up trigger to display only the diagnoses and ICD codes that have been assigned to the patient. You can then select an ICD code from the list. For example, you may want to associate an existing ICD code with a procedure for billing purposes. Note: In this mode, you cannot search All Diagnoses, Favorites, or Categories; use ICD Legacy Mapping; or view, add, or select ICD synonyms. Enter your search criterion in the text box at the top of the diagnosis search window. You can enter all or part of the clinical description or ICD code or description. Select Search. The search results grid displays the patient problems that match your search criterion. To close the diagnosis search window without making a selection, select Cancel. To select an ICD code, double-click the result row you want, or select the row and select Select. The ICD code is automatically entered in the template field assigned that value. The diagnosis search

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Patient's Problem List

You can launch the diagnosis search window from a Problem List Pop-Up trigger to display only the diagnoses and ICD codes that have been assigned to the patient. You can then select an ICD code from the list. For example, you may want to associate an existing ICD code with a procedure for billing purposes. Note: In this mode, you cannot search All Diagnoses, Favorites, or Categories; use ICD Legacy Mapping; or view, add, or select ICD synonyms. Enter your search criterion in the text box at the top of the diagnosis search window. You can enter all or part of the clinical description or ICD code or description. Select Search. The search results grid displays the patient problems that match your search criterion. To close the diagnosis search window without making a selection, select Cancel. To select an ICD code, double-click the result row you want, or select the row and select Select. The ICD code is automatically entered in the template field assigned that value. The diagnosis search

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ICD-SNOMED Mapping

The ICD SNOMED Map template trigger enables you to view and assign the: ICD codes mapped to a selected SNOMED-CT problem to today's assessment or encounter. If only one ICD code is associated with the selected SNOMED-CT problem, the ICD description, ICD diagnosis code ID,and the ICD code are automatically assigned to the selected variable or template field. If more than one ICD code is associated with the selected SNOMED-CT problem, you must select an ICD code from the Select Mapped ICD Code window to assign the ICD description, ICD diagnosis code ID,and the ICD code to a variable or a template field. SNOMED concept IDs mapped to a selected ICD code to the patient's clinical problem list. If only one SNOMED-CT problem is associated with the selected ICD code, the SNOMED-CT concept ID, description, and fully specified name are automatically assigned to the selected variable or template field. If more than one SNOMED-CT problem is associated with the selected ICD code, you must select a

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