Gastrointestinal
Improving Physician Documentation Specificity
Abdominal pain
Appendicitis
Barrett's esophagus - document when low grade or high grade dypslasia present
Crohn's disease, diverticulitis & diverticulosis
Gastritis
Gastroenteritis
Gastrointestinal bleed, hematemesis & melena
Hemorrhoids
Hepatic failure
Hepatitis
Hernia
Intestinal infectious disease - document type (bacterial, viral), and causative organism (known or suspected)
Irritable bowel syndrome - document if with diarrhea and/or psychogenic
Pancreatitis
Peptic ulcer disease
Adult (main)|Pediatrics (main)
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