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Use These Tips for Calculating MDM for Tetanus Shots

Published on Wed Dec 21, 2022

Don’t forget to look out for side effects. How a tetanus shot fits into the Table of Risk (1995 Documentation Guidelines) or Risk column (2023 Documentation Guidelines) has been a topic of debate among emergency department (ED) coders. This means that coders must pay special attention when calculating the level of medical decision making (MDM). “While we are currently in [...]
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