Coding for asthma patient education in the primary care setting. J Med Pract Manage 2005;21(2):115-9
Date
11/24/2005Pubmed ID
16302444Scopus ID
2-s2.0-31544474609 (requires institutional sign-in at Scopus site) 6 CitationsAbstract
Counseling and education for chronic diseases is a common service provided by primary care physicians. By not using and understanding the basic concepts in documentation and coding, primary care providers deny themselves proper reimbursement for the quality care they provide. Although we have used asthma as an example, concepts discussed here can be applied to other chronic diseases that require patient self-management. We review coding strategies that should be used when counseling and education are the main focus of the patient visit. We review additional procedures and techniques to make office flow, documentation, and coding proceed more smoothly.
Author List
Cabana MD, Bradley J, Meurer JR, Holle D, Santiago C, Clark NMAuthor
John R. Meurer MBA, MD Emeritus Professor in the Institute for Health and Humanity department at Medical College of WisconsinMESH terms used to index this publication - Major topics in bold
AsthmaChronic Disease
Counseling
Documentation
Forms and Records Control
Humans
International Classification of Diseases
Patient Education as Topic
Primary Health Care
Self Care
United States
