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TRIIUM UPDATE - MARCH 2007
What’s your clinic’s first impression on patients? When patients enter your clinic, what they see and feel is critical to creating a lasting relationship. These 60 second first impressions can set the stage for the overall experience. Worn upholstery, dirty carpeting, chipped walls, a messy front desk - all normal wear and tear, but what does the patient feel when they experience these images? The messages sent to the mind are very subtle; they’re related to feelings which can have positive or negative overtones. Often patients cannot distinguish why, or what, instilled the feeling, but first impressions are hard to overcome. We’ve all made important decisions based on first impressions. [Read More]
General Rule: If it wasn’t documented, it wasn’t done. History Tip: For the initial hospital care codes (99221-99223), the two highest levels require: - A comprehensive history:
- Extended history of present illness – 4 elements
- Complete review of systems -10 systems
- All three past, family and social history elements
- A comprehensive exam
- 8 systems for a general multi-system exam
- Either moderate complexity medical decision making (99222) or high complexity medical decision making (99223)
History elements most often missed: complete ROS and family or social history [More Tips]
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