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Remember These 5 Rules for Successful TCM Documentation

Published on Thu Apr 18, 2019

Don’t let intimidating, extensive guidelines get in the way of clear coding. When a patient transfers home from an inpatient hospital setting, your provider can be called upon to provide transitional care management (TCM) services to the patient to make sure the patient follows the care plan established upon discharge. While that sounds simple enough, documenting those services can be [...]
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