New vs established problem for ED department
New vs established problem for ED department: If a patient presents to the ED with shortness of breath and edema, the PMH by the ED physician includes CHF, and the final diagnosis by the ED physician...
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It is Opps again! I posted a reply but it disappeared and may be appended to another post, I did that several days ago. However, I did look further and I wanted to make another comment. O.K. at first...
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Thanks Ruth! I also agree with you but unfortunately I cannot find a clear guideline that states what we both think to be true. I could really use a written guideline to support our logical thinking!...
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Somehow my response disappeared as well.When reviewing CPT, it states, "No distinction is made between new and established patients in the emergency department."As Ruth stated, an ED provider has no...
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I believe that the confusion here is over whether one is talking about a new or established PROBLEM vs a new or established PATIENT. This is relevant to scoring the level of diagnoses in MDM (see...
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