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Can a patient have two consultations with same physician for a different diagnosis in the same year?
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∙ 12y ago
If I understand the question, yes -- no problem. It's good medical practice to change a diagnosis if the first diagnosis is proven wrong. And if you're talking about two separate pathologies, of course that's something the same physician could concult on as well. Medically speaking, there's nothing at all special about a calendar year.
If you mean this question to relate to insurance, however, you'll have to review your policy. That said, I've never heard of a Payer limiting the number of consults for one physician, so this is probably not a problem either.
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What may the physician order to assist in the diagnosis of a patient?
Ancillary tests include various labs, EKG, radiologic tests, consultations with specialist physicians, and the like.
What is the diagnosis called that is the main reason for the patient encounter at the physician's office?
Primary diagnosis
What is the word used to describe a physician's approach to managing the patient's health problem?
Bedside manner is the physician's approach to the patient; practice (and diagnosis, on some level) is the physician's approach to the patient's problem. Malpractice is when the physician's approach is improper.
The name of the physician caring for a patient and the diagnosis of the patient are not considered protected health information true or false?
False
What may a physician order to assist with a diagnosis of a patient?
Electronic health records systems can assist physician for better patient diagnosing and then properly recording medical history.
What is the diagnosis?
The admission diagnosis (or admitting diagnosis) is the initial "working" diagnosis documented by the:patient's admitting or attending physician (who may be their primary care physician) who determined that inpatient care was necessary such as for:treatment of a condition diagnosed in the office today (e.g., acute exacerbation of chronic Asthma).elective surgery, which has already been scheduled (e.g., elective tubal ligation).emergency treatment.injuries and any number of other causes of morbidity.A "working" diagnosis is one that is what treatment and studies are based on until a definitive final diagnosis is determined through the studies, procedures, and consultations during the inpatient stay.NOTE: The patient's primary care physician (who is responsible for admitting the patient to the hospital) or his office staff contacts the facility's patient registration department to provide the admitting diagnosis. A physician's office staff includes medical assistants, nurses, physician assistants, nurse practitioners, and so on, any one of whom may be instructed by the primary care physician to communicate the admitting diagnosis to the hospital's patient registration department. Next, the patient registration clerk (who is employed in the hospital's patient registration department) keyboards the admitting diagnosis into the admission/discharge/transfer (ADT) software. That admission diagnosis (along with all other patient information) appears on the face sheet of the inpatient record.facility's emergency department (ED) physician who provided ED treatment and determined that inpatient care was necessary (e.g., trauma, heart attack, stroke, and so on).NOTE: The ED physician documents the admitting diagnosis in the ED record, and the patient registration clerk keyboards the admitting diagnosis into the admission/discharge/transfer (ADT) software. That admission diagnosis (along with all other patient information) appears on the face sheet of the inpatient record.ambulatory surgery unit (ASU) surgeon who performed outpatient surgery and determined that inpatient care was necessary (e.g., laparoscopic cholecystectomy was converted to open cholecystectomy, requiring postoperative overnight monitoring).NOTE: The ASU surgeon documents the admitting diagnosis in the ASU record, and the patient registration clerk keyboards the admitting diagnosis into the admission/discharge/transfer (ADT) software. That admission diagnosis (along with all other patient information) appears on the face sheet of the inpatient record.When the patient is discharged from the hospital, coders assign an ICD-9-CM (or ICD-10-CM) code to the admission diagnosis (or admitting diagnosis). The admission diagnosis (or admitting diagnosis) is always:located on the inpatient face sheet.assigned just one ICD-9-CM (or ICD-10-CM) code.NOTE: Assign just one admission diagnosis (or admitting diagnosis) code even ifmore than one admission diagnosis is documented on the face sheet. Assign a code to the first admission diagnosis (or admitting diagnosis) documented on the inpatient face sheet.NOTE: Although the admission diagnosis (oradmitting diagnosis) is also documented elsewhere in the patient record (e.g., history & physical examination, admitting progress note, ED record, ASU record), the code is assigned to the admission diagnosis (or admitting diagnosis) that is located on the inpatient face sheet.NOTE: In "real life," the admission diagnosis(or admitting diagnosis) documented on the inpatient face sheet may differ from the admission diagnosis(or admitting diagnosis) that is documented by the attending physician in the history & physical examination or admitting progress note. When you notice different admitting diagnoses documented in several places on the patient record:Assign a code to the first admission diagnosis(or admitting diagnosis) documented on the inpatient face sheet.Do not generate a physician query (because the admitting diagnosis does not impact reimbursement).
What is the admitting diagnosis?
The admission diagnosis (or admitting diagnosis) is the initial "working" diagnosis documented by the:patient's admitting or attending physician (who may be their primary care physician) who determined that inpatient care was necessary such as for:treatment of a condition diagnosed in the office today (e.g., acute exacerbation of chronic asthma).elective surgery, which has already been scheduled (e.g., elective tubal ligation).emergency treatment.injuries and any number of other causes of morbidity.A "working" diagnosis is one that is what treatment and studies are based on until a definitive final diagnosis is determined through the studies, procedures, and consultations during the inpatient stay.NOTE: The patient's primary care physician (who is responsible for admitting the patient to the hospital) or his office staff contacts the facility's patient registration department to provide the admitting diagnosis. A physician's office staff includes medical assistants, nurses, physician assistants, nurse practitioners, and so on, any one of whom may be instructed by the primary care physician to communicate the admitting diagnosis to the hospital's patient registration department. Next, the patient registration clerk (who is employed in the hospital's patient registration department) keyboards the admitting diagnosis into the admission/discharge/transfer (ADT) software. That admission diagnosis (along with all other patient information) appears on the face sheet of the inpatient record.facility's emergency department (ED) physician who provided ED treatment and determined that inpatient care was necessary (e.g., trauma, heart attack, stroke, and so on).NOTE: The ED physician documents the admitting diagnosis in the ED record, and the patient registration clerk keyboards the admitting diagnosis into the admission/discharge/transfer (ADT) software. That admission diagnosis (along with all other patient information) appears on the face sheet of the inpatient record.ambulatory surgery unit (ASU) surgeon who performed outpatient surgery and determined that inpatient care was necessary (e.g., laparoscopic cholecystectomy was converted to open cholecystectomy, requiring postoperative overnight monitoring).NOTE: The ASU surgeon documents the admitting diagnosis in the ASU record, and the patient registration clerk keyboards the admitting diagnosis into the admission/discharge/transfer (ADT) software. That admission diagnosis (along with all other patient information) appears on the face sheet of the inpatient record.When the patient is discharged from the hospital, coders assign an ICD-9-CM (or ICD-10-CM) code to the admission diagnosis (or admitting diagnosis). The admission diagnosis (or admitting diagnosis) is always:located on the inpatient face sheet.assigned just one ICD-9-CM (or ICD-10-CM) code.NOTE: Assign just one admission diagnosis (or admitting diagnosis) code even ifmore than one admission diagnosis is documented on the face sheet. Assign a code to the first admission diagnosis (or admitting diagnosis) documented on the inpatient face sheet.NOTE: Although the admission diagnosis (oradmitting diagnosis) is also documented elsewhere in the patient record (e.g., history & physical examination, admitting progress note, ED record, ASU record), the code is assigned to the admission diagnosis (or admitting diagnosis) that is located on the inpatient face sheet.NOTE: In "real life," the admission diagnosis(or admitting diagnosis) documented on the inpatient face sheet may differ from the admission diagnosis(or admitting diagnosis) that is documented by the attending physician in the history & physical examination or admitting progress note. When you notice different admitting diagnoses documented in several places on the patient record:Assign a code to the first admission diagnosis(or admitting diagnosis) documented on the inpatient face sheet.Do not generate a physician query (because the admitting diagnosis does not impact reimbursement).
A patient is initially seen by the physician for high blood pressure. In addition, the patient isadministered an allergy medication injection. The primary diagnosis for this office visit is?
Errado
What may the physician order to assist with a diagnosis of a patient?
Blood testsX-ray (MRI, diagnostic sonography)EKGUrine sample
What may the physician order to assist with the diagnosis of a patient is?
The physician would order pathology or blood test typically to help diagnose a patient. The blood usually shows everything that he or she needs to see in order to better assess what is wrong with the patient. From there, they will decide if the patient needs to take any more tests.
What are the guidelines for hospice services if a patient is in a skilled nursing bed like what diagnosis?
When the physician has certified that the patient has 6 months or less to live (for any reason), they can be admitted to hospice.
What are diagnostic impressions?
Diagnostic impressions are differential diagnoses. For example, a physician may have a few differential diagnoses for a particular patient. Depending on what further testing shows the physician will then be able for appropriately narrow down his differentials to a final, actual diagnosis for the patient.
