Wiki Prescription Drug Management

[skaur]

I need more detailed information on Prescription drug Management. Is physician gets points for even if he is renewing/cancelling/ changing/resuming the same old prescription or even saying continue the current medication.
This is very confusing, because I though they only get point for prescription drug when they are actually making changes to the prescription not just saying continue taking drugs.
Any help would be helpful
Thanks

 

[cromine]

I would say the physician should get points for RX drug managment because a decision to continue a particular medication might be considered “prescription drug management” since you would be managing the patient's prescription medicine and since a decision to continue a patient's current medication may involve as much risk as a decision to initiate a prescription drug regimen.

 

[hewitt]

Some specifics in the Coding Guidelines are left up to the Physician's and coder's judgement. I think this is one of them. Please take a look at the attached under the heading "Defining risk." This may not be a difinitive as you want, but I hope it helps in some way.
http://www.aafp.org/fpm/2000/1100/p17.html

 

[skaur]

Thank you guys for your clarification. I guess they do get points in decision making even if resuming the same old prescription without making any additional changes.