BC Advantage - 2011 Issue 4

Intentionally UNDERCODING to reduce the likelihood of Medicare recoupment?

Recently, I've had the opportunity to accompany my parents on their visits to the doctor's office.  Until sitting in on an encounter of that sort, I underestimated the complexity and time-consuming nature of senior citizen encounters. An elderly patient's status or history can be a moving target. Medically, an already established elderly patient that visits your practice regularly can often present like a new patient altogether with new symptoms, complaints and organ system problems. Add to that the issues of drug interaction and their social situation in regard to family and care-takers-or lack thereof-and the result can be...

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