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Wiki Aborted Procedure Anesthesia Coding

I am hoping for some feedback on this one. I have an anesthesiologist who did the anesthesia for a hardware placement and spinal fusion. The anesthesia was initiated and the IONM was started. As a result of the findings on the IONM the ortho decided to abort the procedure. My question is do...
- lauriepaul1115
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- Aug 9, 2017
- anesthesia cancelled
- Replies: 1
- Forum: Anesthesia
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Wiki Cancelled procedure documentation

There seems to be some debate. In an outpatient/day surgery setting, does a provider need to document the reason why a procedure was cancelled and sign off on it? Or is it sufficient for the nurse to write the reason why in a progress note/nurse note. Specifically if its cancelled due to pt...
- arkassabaum
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- Feb 17, 2016
- cancelled documentation procedure provider reason
- Replies: 0
- Forum: Compliance General Discussion

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