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Are physicians prohibited from responding to online patient reviews?

There is a perception that the rules regarding where physicians and other health care workers can have food or beverages tend to be overly strict.

CPT®

5 MIN READ

Can physicians bill for both preventive and E/M services in the same visit?

This regulatory myth examines if physicians should bill for both preventive/wellness and evaluation and management (E/M) services when they are performed during the same visit.

Sustainability

5 MIN READ

Are verbal orders prohibited?

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) and The Joint Commission (TJC) prohibit verbal orders.

Medicare & Medicaid

3 MIN READ

Ancillary staff: Who can document components of E/M services?

Ancillary staff and/or patient documentation is the process of non-physicians and non-advanced practice providers (APPs) documenting clinical services, including history of present illness (HPI), social history, family history and review of systems in a patient’s electronic health record (EHR).

Medicare & Medicaid

3 MIN READ

Student documentation: Must teaching physicians re-document the EHR work of students?

Medical student documentation is the process of medical students documenting clinical services, including history, physical exam and/or medical decision making, in a patient’s electronic medical record.

Medicare & Medicaid

3 MIN READ

CPOE: Is order entry a physician-only EHR task?

Learn how to debunk the myth that only physicians can pend or enter orders through computerized provider order entry (CPOE).

Sustainability

2 MIN READ

Pain assessments: Are clinicians required to ask patients about pain during every consultation?

The myth: Clinical teams are required to ask patients about their level of pain at every visit, regardless of the reason for the visit.

Sustainability

6 MIN READ

How does an extended prescription duration help your patients and your practice?

How does an extended prescription duration help your patients and your practice? Learn more.

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