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Finally have time to get a little more in depth with the quality of all of our documentation. I am curious if anyone has any good resources to confirm CMS requirements for the components of an op report, specifically for colonoscopies. At this time we are watching out for the...
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I've been auditing evaluation & management documentation for a long time and I've noticed something about the 1995 exam guidelines that I could really use some help on from a fellow auditor or coder or whomever can help!
I get the overall guidelines are based off of body areas and/or...
I need some help with this one.
"25 year old patient presents for initial visit. Husband is in the military and was transferred here 5/2017. She is here to establish care. She saw her GYN 2/2017 and IUD was still in place."
This is all there is in the HPI. Everything else is fine, but I...
Our practice is new to doing AWVs and I want to make sure we are documenting all the requirements appropriately. I've been reviewing the CMS document for AWVs: https://www.cms.gov/Outreach-and-Edu..._ICN905706.pdf, and I have a couple of questions.
The required elements list ADLs and IADLs...
Our practice is new to doing AWVs and I want to make sure we are documenting all the requirements appropriately. I've been reviewing the CMS document for AWVs: https://www.cms.gov/Outreach-and-Education/Medicare-Learning-Network-MLN/MLNProducts/downloads/AWV_chart_ICN905706.pdf, and I have a...
I have a question on whether you can use elements from ROS for your exam components? For example, the documentation has 12 elements in ROS and there are only 7 elements in the EXAM component - can you use elements from ROS in the EXAM component to get a comprehensive level? I was always taught...
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I was wondering if anyone could tell me what elements they would pull from the following HPI.
Pt has a history of bladder cancer, transitional cell, advanced initially treated with Gemzar, carbo, Taxol, and had surgery done and there was residual small cell component. She had four cycles...