title: Documentation must be complete and accurate.
abstract: If discharge documentation isn't complete and accurate, coders may not use the correct discharge status code, which could affect a hospital's reimbursement. Discharge status codes identify where patients go after discharge. If patients go to some settings before the geometric mean length of stay, a hospital may receive reduced reimbursement. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has also issued a new set of discharge status codes that indicate scheduled readmissions.
mesh_terms: D019090:Case Management / Q000191:economics* / Q000592:standards; D014487:Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, U.S. / Q000191:economics* / Q000592:standards; D059019:Clinical Coding / Q000191:economics* / Q000592:standards; D004282:Documentation / Q000191:economics / Q000592:standards; D006801:Humans; D010351:Patient Discharge / Q000191:economics* / Q000592:standards; D014481:United States