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How should physicians sign home care plan of care recertifications?

The latest in the Debunking Regulatory Myths (DRM) series looks at whether physicians must sign every single page of home health POC certifications.

Sustainability

4 MIN READ

Documenting time for each task during outpatient visits

This regulatory myth examines if physicians and other qualified health professionals are required to document the time spent on each specific task associated with an outpatient visit.

Sustainability

5 MIN READ

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.

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).

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