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Decide Coumadin Management Risk

Published on Thu Nov 17, 2016

Question: In the E/M Table of Risk, where does prescription drug management of Coumadin fall? North Carolina Subscriber Answer: North Carolina’s Part B MAC Palmetto has posted a Q&A stating that “Coumadin is considered a ‘drug therapy requiring intensive monitoring for toxicity.’” In the Table of Risk, that puts Coumadin in the High Risk category. Documentation should include drug levels taken at [...]
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