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Wiki Prescription Mgmt?

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RebeccaWoodward*

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This is a first one for me.

New patient to our Pain Mgmt practice. Patient has a BKA due to diabetes/HTN. The current prosthesis is worn, cracked, etc. Physician writes a new script for prosthesis.

Credit RX Mgmt? Leaning towards "no"...

Thanks!
 
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I agree - No

Rebecca,
Interesting question.

I agree that this is NOT Rx management. My table of risk specifies "prescription drug management" and a prosthesis isn't a drug.

We run into similar conundrum when our burn patients get a script for a Jobst garment ... it's not a drug, but it can't be obtained without a prescription. (And, no, we do not count it as "Prescription drug management" in the table of risk.)

Hope that helps.

F Tessa Bartels, CPC, CEMC
 
I tend to agree with you, since technically anyone could actually buy a prosthesis if they wanted to. I would consider this over the counter and Low risk.

thanks,
 
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