I would just like to clarify 2 situations:
If a breast cancer patient is being treated with medication for a 5 year period, is this still considered current care due to continued treatment?
If a patient just completed their last chemo treatment 2wks ago and just came back for a recheck - is this now history due to treatment completed?
Also, can someone tell me a circumstance that it would be appropriate to use the code for tobacco remission versus tobacco history?
Thank you for advice,
Deb
If a breast cancer patient is being treated with medication for a 5 year period, is this still considered current care due to continued treatment?
If a patient just completed their last chemo treatment 2wks ago and just came back for a recheck - is this now history due to treatment completed?
Also, can someone tell me a circumstance that it would be appropriate to use the code for tobacco remission versus tobacco history?
Thank you for advice,
Deb