tci Part B Insider - 2007 Issue 11

REIMBURSEMENT: Make Sure Your Doctor Signs Off On Nurse's Portion Of Visit

Don't miss out on reimbursement for post-bariatric excess skin removalHeads up: If you-re letting your medical assistant (MA) or registered nurse (RN) document your patients- history of present illness (HPI) for your doctors, you could be heading for an audit nightmare.Affiliated providers, such as RNs, licensed practical nurses or MAs, can only document the patient's review of systems (ROS) and past family and social history (PFSH) in advance of the evaluation & management (E/M)  visit, according to a new FAQ re-sponse from Palmetto GBA.In the past, many coders believed that it was okay for other providers to...

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