Below are some usefull sites for guidance on clinical documenation.
JCAHO - http://www.jcaho.org/search_frm.html
PRO Directory - http://www.hcfa.gov/quality/5b5.htm
Official Guidelines for Coding and Reporting (CDC) - http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/icdguide.pdf
OIG - 3rd Party Billing Guidance (p.7 - fn.48-51) http://oig.hhs.gov/fraud/docs/complianceguidance/thirdparty.pdf





