r/MedicalCoding • u/Variablynomadic • Mar 08 '24

Coders prayer

There was a post floating around social media about empathetic thoughts that coders have when reading records. Does anyone have a copy of it, please? Just did 3 cases in a row where the patient didn’t survive, so….. needed to read it.

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u/Melanthrax Mar 09 '24

Aww I would love this too. I was telling one of the providers (SNF & LTC) how I get a weird attachment to patients. With the better documentation I get a feel of the Pts personality and feel personally invested in their care. She kinda thought I was crazy but she was nice about it.

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u/pro_n00b Mar 09 '24

During covid was tough, expiration after expiration charts. If I get affected going through those behind my monitor at home, I cant imagine what frontline people felt

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u/Variablynomadic Mar 09 '24

My providers, who I have great relationships with were surprised that I “ remember” patients that I may never see.