The E/M category, preventive medicine, identifies initial and periodic comprehensive medicine services; however, preventive medicine E/M services do not require the documentation of content of services. Using gained knowledge form this textbook; explain at least two reasons why content of service is not required for preventive medicine services
What will be an ideal response?
Answers should include (but may not be limited to) the following:
? Preventive medicine services are precautionary services intended to promote continued health.
? The patient's presence at the healthcare facility is not prompted by a chief complaint or presenting problem
? No chief complaint or presenting problem should be documented.
? Preventive medicine identifies the status of the patient's health at the time of the visit, not a presenting problem that has disrupted the status of the patient's health
? Content of service is intended to document the evaluation of the chief complaint and management of the treatment for the presenting problem using the documentation of the history, physical examination and medical decision-making
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