Comments on: Condition Code 44 – Let’s focus on process http://blogs.hcpro.com/revenuecycleinstitute/2009/04/note-condition-code-44-lets-focus-on-process/ Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:46:48 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Catherine McLaughlin http://blogs.hcpro.com/revenuecycleinstitute/2009/04/note-condition-code-44-lets-focus-on-process/comment-page-1/#comment-674 Catherine McLaughlin Wed, 05 Aug 2009 17:32:50 +0000 tag:www.hcpro.com://66f1b381aa2da4741563fcf4f637eb6d#comment-674 I work in a small (CAH) HOSPITAL WITH HIGH VOLUME USAGE BY MEDICARE PATIENTS (OBVIOUSLY). If an ER physician mistakenly admits a R/o MI observation status patient as an IP, writes transition orders at 000l in the am and the physician of record comes in to see the pt in am and sees they are mistakenly admitted to IP when OBS would be more appropriate is this Condition Code 44? or would the order of the attending for (OBS) take precedence over the ER doc's transition order and a written clarification by the attending suffice? I work in a small (CAH) HOSPITAL WITH HIGH VOLUME USAGE BY MEDICARE PATIENTS (OBVIOUSLY). If an ER physician mistakenly admits a R/o MI observation status patient as an IP, writes transition orders at 000l in the am and the physician of record comes in to see the pt in am and sees they are mistakenly admitted to IP when OBS would be more appropriate is this Condition Code 44? or would the order of the attending for (OBS) take precedence over the ER doc’s transition order and a written clarification by the attending suffice?

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