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Episode Clinical Summary	Table of Contents				
ACUTE CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE (COPD)/ASTHMA					
Episode Characteristic	Episode Information				
Episode Overview	This episode includes clinically related services for patients with an acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) or asthma as the primary diagnosis for an inpatient hospitalization.				
Episode Subtype Overviews	N/A				
Episode Type	Acute condition				
Trigger Rules	IP hospital admission with a trigger principal ICD-9 diagnosis code				
Start Date	Admission to trigger IP hospital stay				
Grouping Rules	"Services occurring between the episode start and end date are grouped to the episode using the following grouping rules:
? Service only: Groups services with one of the specified procedure codes listed in the episode?s definition.
? Service-diagnosis pair: Groups services with one of the specified procedure codes only if paired with one of the specified diagnosis codes.
? Principal diagnosis only: Groups services with one of the specified diagnosis codes in the principal position.
The list of codes in the episode's definition can be found on the following page. "				
"Closing Rules
(End Date)"	30 days after discharge from trigger IP hospital stay				
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