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Ophthalmology and Optometry Coding Alert

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Answer This Question to Solve Patient History Issue

Published on Mon Apr 20, 2020

Question: If I have a chief complaint, an extended history of present illness (HPI), a problem-pertinent review of systems (ROS), and a complete past, family, and social history (PFSH), do I have enough for a comprehensive history? Pennsylvania Subscriber Answer: For a comprehensive history, you need to meet or exceed the following four elements: a chief complaint, an extended HPI, [...]
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