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History How-To:

Point Your Provider in the Right Direction With These 5 History Tips

Published on Mon Jan 27, 2014

Beware of counting elements in more than one place. While recording patient history, your gastroenterologist might not be documenting all the details. You might have an incomplete history, which can result in downcoding the claim. That’s a loss of rightful reimbursement. Luckily, you can show your physicians how to obtain the perfect history, with the following five tips. 1. Remember the [...]
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