Casey is on her way to the closest emergency department (ED). She is ill and has felt this way for the past nine days. Her symptoms resemble those associated with the novel coronavirus (COVID-19).
Q: We have a patient who gave birth while admitted for novel coronavirus (COVID-19). How should this be reported and sequenced in ICD-10-CM and which MS-DRG would this be assigned to?
This week's note from the instructor discusses the new home infusion therapy (HIT) benefit and how it could help in the continuum of care during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Q: When informing first responders that they have been in contact with a COVID-19–positive patient, is it sufficient to merely tell them that one of their patients ended up testing positive? Or does the name of the patient need to be provided?
Half of all hospitals could be operating in the red in the second half of 2020 if they don’t receive additional government support, according to a recent analysis prepared for the American Hospital Association.
