I need guidance on the following history for a new patient. The provider documented a complete HPI, ROS and past medical history for their patient, but listed the following statement at the end:
Reviewed problem list, meds, family and social history.
Is it enough? Any help will be greatly appreciated!
I'm sorry I don't have any answers for you but your post does raise some questions.
1. Is the medication list, family and social history in the current chart or on an off-site chart the physician reviewed?
2. If the meds, family hist and social history were generated on site, how were they generated? Was the med list, family history and social history part of the paperwork the patient filled out when they requested an appointment? Was the med list fam hist and soc hist obtain by someone in the office, possibly an employee, cma, cna or scribe?
3. Did the physician determine the 99204 code, or was this determined by a coder?
4. Is this statement standard on all the office/physician notes?
5. Is the note on an emr and the med list, fam hist and soc hist on paper charts?
6. Is the information somehow attached to the current note?
7. Is there a way the med list, family and soc history can be retrieved for each note in the event of an audit?