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What 3 components are involved in Evaluation and Management services?
1) History
2) Examination
3) Clinical Decision-making
What is the time frame in which a patient is considered an existing or established patient?
Three years
What are some reasons why an existing or established patient can receive E/M services?
1) Periodic Evaluations
2) Exacerbation of an existing Complaints
3) New chief complaint
4) Release or discharge from condition-based care
What should a history lead a chiropractor to conclude?
1) Differential diagnosis possibilities
2) Necessary examination components
3) Red flags indicating patient referral
What 3 things is a patient history comprised of?
1) HPI -History of present illness
2) ROS - Review of systems
3) PFSH - Past family and social health
What is an inventory of body systems obtained by asking a series of questions in order to identify signs and/or symptoms that the patient might be experiencing?
ROS - Review of systems
What are the 3 types of ROS?
1) Problem pertinent
2) Extended
3) Complete
What are the questions that should be asked when a patient acknowledges a concern during the ROS?
1) How long have you had the problem? (onset)
2) Who are you seeing for it? (healthcare provider)
3) What is being done for it? (Method of treatment)
4) How is it currently? (Status of the issue)
What information is incorporated in a Past History review?
Past illnesses, surgeries, injuries, and treatments including medication
What information is incorporated in a Social History review?
Smoking, alcohol, other tobacco use, exercise, diet, and sexual habits
What information is incorporated in a Family History review?
Age appropriate past and current diseases among family members
When do you discuss time frame, fee for the exam, and answer any additional questions that the patient has?
Before the exam
What does a Problem focused exam include?
1-5 elements total that encompasses 1 or more systems.
What does an expanded problem focused exam include?
6 elements total that encompasses 1 or more systems.
What does a Detailed exam include?
6 Systems and encompasses 2 elements in each system
What does a Comprehensive exam include?
9 systems that encompasses all the elements in each of the systems.
What does forming the diagnosis require?
Identifying the deficiencies from the exam and matching them to the most appropriate diagnosis.
What are the 4 parts that we use to organize a diagnosis?
1) Source
2) Cause
3) Associated
4) Resulting
In organizing a diagnosis, what is "the condition emitting the symptoms" used to describe?
Source
In organizing a diagnosis, what is "the reason for the patients condition" used to describe?
Cause
In organizing a diagnosis, what is "Regional functional deficit" used to describe?
Associated
In organizing a diagnosis, what is "Deficiency in activities of daily living" used to describe?
Resulting
In organizing a diagnosis, what can be matched with a chiropractic adjustment?
Cause
In organizing a diagnosis, what can be matched with a therapeutic exercise?
Associated
In organizing a diagnosis, what can be matched with a therapeutic activity?
Resulting
What material can be linked directly to a patient initiative?
Chief Complaint
Recording what enables the ability to separate multiple occurrences of similar chief complaints into distinct treatment cases?
Date of Onset
(T/F) One procedure can be matched to multiple diagnoses?
True
(T/F) One diagnosis can be matched to multiple procedures?
False
What are some elective services that should not be billed to third party payers?
1) Nutritional Supplements
2) Low level laser
3) Decompression Therapy
4) Kinesio Taping
5) Protocols that diagnose subluxation in lieu of an exam
6) Protocols that improve STATIC postural correction
What is the way that patient improvement is measured?
Goals
What is the simple process of turning an exam or history finding into a positive achievement?
Creating a Goal
What are adjusting goals related to?
Improving segmental function
What are short term goals used to decrease pain and improve the ability to sit, stand, and walk so functional-oriented care may begin?
Passive Goals
What are derived from regional functional deficiency from spasm, weakness, and loss of motor control and improve strength, balance, ROM, and dynamic postural stabilization?
Functional Goals
What are specific to certain activities such as lifting, mobility, self-care, work-related activities, driving, and using equipment?
Activities of Daily Living Goals
What does HMP stand for?
Health Maintenance Promotion
What documents the anticipated outcome of the patients care?
Prognosis
What are the 2 prognosis choices for patients with complaints and functional deficiencies?
1) Condition expected to fully resolve
2) Condition not expected to fully resolve but continued therapy expected to result in functional improvement.
What are conditions that require alteration or specific action to the way care is routinely provided?
Red Flags
What is an example of an Absolute red flag?
Chiropractic adjustment is contraindicated.
What is an example of an Relative red flag?
Patient requires more specialized attention when chiropractic adjusting is utilized.
What Does 99201 mean?
Focused History
Focused Examination
Straightforward Clinical decision making
What does 99202 mean?
Low to Moderate Presenting Problem
Expanded History
Expanded Examination
Straightforward Clinical decision makeing
What does 99203 mean?
Moderate Presenting Problem
Detailed History
Detailed Examination
Low Clinical Decision Making
What does 99204 mean?
Moderate to High Presenting Problem
Comprehensive History
Comprehensive Examination
Moderate Clinical Decision Making
What does 99205 mean?
High Presenting Problem
Comprehensive History
Comprehensive Examination
High Clinical Decision Making
What new patient examination code do chiropractors use most often?
99202
What 2 new patient examination codes should not be used by chiropractors and are considered red flags to a third party payer?
99204, 99205
For a new patient examination, how many boxes must be met or exceeded to qualify for a particular code?
3 boxes
For an existing patient examination, how many boxes must be met or exceeded to qualify for a particular code?
2 boxes
What is the most common existing patient evaluation and management code to measure progress used by chiropractors?
99212
What is the most common existing patient evaluation and management code for a new complaint used by chiropractors?
99213
What is a nodule in skeletal muscle that causes a REFFERED pain pattern when palpated?
Active Trigger point
What is a nodule in skeletal muscle that causes a LOCALIZED pain pattern when palpated?
Latent Trigger point
What two portions of P.A.R.T must always be positive in order to perform a spinal adjustment?
A or R
What is the code for a spinal adjustment in 1-2 regions?
98940
What is the code for a spinal adjustment in 3-4 regions?
98941
What is the code for a spinal adjustment in 5 regions?
98942
When would you use codes for Hot/Cold packs?
When exam documents inflammation, muscle spasm, or myalgia
What is the code for hot or cold pack application?
97010
What is the code for a hot or cold pack bundled as a component of therapeutic exercise?
97110
What is the minimum amount of time that you can bill a full cycle?
8 minutes
What is the minimum amount of time you can bill two full cycles?
23 minutes
What is the time increment for 1 cycle of therapeutic exercise or activity?
15 mins
What is the code for Therapeutic exercise, direct patient contact?
97110
What is the code for Therapeutic exercise, one provider to a group of patients?
97150
What is the code for a non-covered (elective) Therapeutic exercise, direct patient contact?
BCAAI
What is Therapeutic Activities used for?
Exercises that restore specific activities to ADL
What is the code for Therapeutic activity, direct patient contact?
97530
What is the code for Neuromuscular re-education, direct patient contact?
97112