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Forgetting to Document PFSH Details Might Cost You More Than $70 Per Encounter

Hint: Omitting history captured in previous visits will mean loss of revenue. When your FP is performing an E/M service and not capturing details of past, family and social history (PFSH) in the patient documentation, you might end up downcoding the level of E/M service, costing your practice precious dollars. Determine the Level of PFSH For coding purposes, the history [...]
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