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Focus on Date for Problems Addressed, Unaddressed

Published on Fri Jan 17, 2025

Question: When I’m looking at a patient’s medical record, how do I know whether the provider has addressed a problem or left it unaddressed? South Dakota Subscriber Answer: When trying to determine the level of medical decision making (MDM) for evaluation and management (E/M) services, coders may be confused about “problems addressed” and “problems unaddressed.” The AMA, in its
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