Module 3 Inpatient vs Outpatient Coding

Since moving from paper records to electronic records, we have made some huge strides to

improve efficiency with medical coding. We are able to share patient health information

across many different platforms in order to facilitate patient care between specialists

(Rowe 2013). Patient’s EMR’s hold a wide array of patient information from the very first

visit they have had to the last appointment they have had. Patients also have access to their

patient information sometimes in the form of a patient portal. All they have to do is create

a username and password and sign on and all their personal health information is at their

fingertips.

Inpatient and outpatient coding differ because inpatient codes are used to get paid for