Diagnosis

🤔 Question: Is a pneumothorax a diagnosis at the time of injury or complication post-injury?

🌱 Answer: It depends on when the pneumothorax occurs. If it occurs as part of the injury process and is present on admission, it is a diagnosis. If it occurs after admission, for example as a complication of a line insertion, it is a complication.

ICD 10 Diagnosis

🤔 Question: A patient presented with a contact burn injury from a muffler, but was also dragged by the vehicle that ran them over. They have an obvious third-degree contact burn to the abdomen and thigh and cutaneous injury in other parts of the body that are more consistent with friction injury.

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🌱 Answer: Yes, you should add all the diagnoses on the patient, burn and non-burn, regardless of whether the patient is suspected of being abused.

Co-morbid Conditions

🤔 Question: Is the mental health disorder condition in comorbid conditions going to have an option to describe the disorder in BCQP?

🌱 Answer: In 2025, there will be an additional field value option - “Other (Specify)”. This will allow you to add additional conditions not listed.

ICD-10 Concomitant Injury Diagnoses

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