Every where I look it states HPI is a chronological descripiton of the development of the patient's present illness from the first sign and/or symptom or from the previous encounter. With that in mind I have 2 questions.
1)If a patient is being referred to a new provider for an exisiting condition and the new provider documents history from previous notes that he reviewed we can not use that as HPI correct?
2)If a patient is being seen for a follow up and the provider is documenting all past information we can not use that as HPI, correct? It should be history of the condition from the last visit to present, correct? Not information from the onset of the condition?
The first sign or sympton vs previous encounter is throwing me for a loop. Any help regarding this would be greatly appreciated!
1)If a patient is being referred to a new provider for an exisiting condition and the new provider documents history from previous notes that he reviewed we can not use that as HPI correct?
2)If a patient is being seen for a follow up and the provider is documenting all past information we can not use that as HPI, correct? It should be history of the condition from the last visit to present, correct? Not information from the onset of the condition?
The first sign or sympton vs previous encounter is throwing me for a loop. Any help regarding this would be greatly appreciated!