Measure 47: Advance Care Planning is a quality measure that podiatrists can meet. Advance care planning involves speaking to patients about their plans in healthcare in advance. You can get a full 10 points on this measure.
by Tahlia Brody, VP Client Services at TLD Systems
April 21, 2024
By tahlia@tldsystems.com
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Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) is a security measure that can be enabled. What does MFA do and how does it help your office maintain HIPAA compliance?
Specialist Reports Back to Referring Clinician or Group to Close Referral Loop and Use of QCDR Data for Ongoing Practice Assessment and Improvements are two of the medium-weight activities to meet your Improvement Activities requirement. These activities also set you up to optimize your quality measures and increase business for your office.
“I am not sure when I should and can bill for an E/M when seeing patients for wound care. Is it reasonable to bill an E/M code if the patient returns for follow up for their ulcer and it is 100% healed? Occasionally hyperkeratotic tissue is present and sometimes I debride the callus to confirm the ulcer has healed. I always spend time on these visits educating the patient on ulcers and the diabetic foot. Would it be appropriate to code for an E/M at this visit since the vast majority of the time is spent counseling the patient prior to discharging them from care?”