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Time-Based Coding:

Time Is on Your Side When Coding Pediatric Notes

Published on Thu Feb 13, 2014

Let these three answers guide your time-based E/M coding quandaries. Pediatricians are masters at listening to worried parents, scared children, or other concerned caregivers. Those minutes spent talking to parents can be lengthy, but it isn’t wasted time since it assists you in diagnosing the patient and helps the patient understand his condition and how to get better. You can [...]
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