Query: Sepsis-2

May 2, 2019
Query Forms
Clinical & Coding, Physician Queries

This sample sepsis query was provided by Debra A. LeDeox, RN, CCDS, CDI coordinator at Mather Hospital in Port Jefferson, New York.

This sample has been reviewed and approved by the Forms & Tools Library Committee...

Query: Sepsis

May 2, 2019
Query Forms
Clinical & Coding, Physician Queries

This sample query for sepsis was provided by Jillian Bisbe, RN, MSN, CCDS, supervisor of CDI at Lee Health in Fort Myers, Florida. Bisbe is a member of the Forms & Tools Library Committee.

Please note that this query is sent electronically in EPIC. The title of the...

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