Pulmonary Edema
Improving Physician Documentation Specificity
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Document severity: acute vs chronic
Identify underlying cause: heart failure, chronic kidney disease
Flash pulmonary edema i.e. not codeable unless specified as acute
Adult (main)|Pediatrics (main)
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Advocate Physician Informatics
Increasing physician knowledge and proficiency with Advocate Health Care's clinical information systems.