SHIBA425
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Does anyone have any thoughts or guidelines on the following situation:
A Provider will list a Past History in detail, a Social History in detail, but will state Family History is "non-contributory".
My practice has always been "non-contributory" is a vague statement, and the Auditor has no way of knowing if a question was asked, was asked and was not pertinent or was asked and was pertinent to the current illness/injury. An Auditor should not give credit for a statement of just "non-contributory" without elaboration. I would also recommend to the Provider to either document the Family History or make a statement of "the patient's family history was reviewed and does not contribute to this illness/injury. The Provider should be clear that the Famliy History was reviewed.
Is this acceptable or is there something I am missing? I look forward to all responses.
Thanks
Jean
A Provider will list a Past History in detail, a Social History in detail, but will state Family History is "non-contributory".
My practice has always been "non-contributory" is a vague statement, and the Auditor has no way of knowing if a question was asked, was asked and was not pertinent or was asked and was pertinent to the current illness/injury. An Auditor should not give credit for a statement of just "non-contributory" without elaboration. I would also recommend to the Provider to either document the Family History or make a statement of "the patient's family history was reviewed and does not contribute to this illness/injury. The Provider should be clear that the Famliy History was reviewed.
Is this acceptable or is there something I am missing? I look forward to all responses.
Thanks
Jean