cjstack
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Do you know if you can count using an interpreter as data points towards MDM? Would this be considered “discussion to obtain old records and/or hx from someone other than patient.” ? My thought is that the actual information is still coming from the patient and counting the use of an interpreter would be discriminatory against patients that require one, however some of our coders were told differently at a coding conference. I cannot find a source on this.
Thanks.
Thanks.