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it's even more important now because you
need to be tracking antibiotics administered
for prophylactic purposes before the surgery
or procedure for G-Code reporting to CMS.
There are 3 codes — patient with order
received antibiotics on time (G8916), patient
with order didn't receive on time (G8917), and
patient didn't have an order for antibiotics
(G8918) — and CMS has indicated that, if
antibiotics were ordered, their administration
should begin within 60 minutes of incision.
Take care and track closely: Your payments in
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On the Web
Clinical Practice Guidelines for
Antimicrobial Prophylaxis in Surgery
www.ajhp.org/content/70/3/195.full
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