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Here's a question for all you auditors out there:
I have a patient that came in November and she was diagnosed with bilateral hand parasthesia. She was sent for a nerve conduction study and came back in December for the results. At the December visit, she was diagnosed with bilateral hand neuropathy and Raynaud's syndrome.
Clearly, the two visits are dealing with the same problem, however the problem is being called by a more specific name. Should I classify the December diagnoses (bilat hand neruopathy and Raynaud's syndrome) as new problems or established problems
I have a patient that came in November and she was diagnosed with bilateral hand parasthesia. She was sent for a nerve conduction study and came back in December for the results. At the December visit, she was diagnosed with bilateral hand neuropathy and Raynaud's syndrome.
Clearly, the two visits are dealing with the same problem, however the problem is being called by a more specific name. Should I classify the December diagnoses (bilat hand neruopathy and Raynaud's syndrome) as new problems or established problems