Wiki PFSH: from each category?

[GregPalmer]

One other question:

Regarding the requirement for Comprehensive PFSH (2 for established patient, 3 for New patients), I think I saw somewhere that this doesn't mean just 2 or 3 elements, but rather elements from 2 or 3 areas (areas being "Past", "Family", and "Social"). In other words, 3 elements which are all from "Past" would not meet the requirement. Is that correct?

Thank you.

Greg Palmer

 

[ivorytofu@hotmail.com]

you are correct, Greg.

 

[Julie Davis]

You are right about this. They need to comment on 2 of the 3 categories or 3 of the 3 categories depending on the exam they are doing. They don't get extra credit for documenting multiple things from one category.

 

[Kreismann]

Our EMR has an option "None noted" under family history. Can you get credit for choosing this option if the patient has no relevant family history?

Thank you!

 

[FTessaBartels]

None Noted

NO, I would not count this. To me, this means that the provider did not take a family history (i.e. did not note it).

Hope that helps.

F Tessa Bartels, CPC, CEMC