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Trump Presses for More Medical Price Transparency

President Trump signed, June 24, an executive order “Improving Price and Quality Transparency in American Healthcare to Put Patients First” to address escalating healthcare costs and “surprise” billing. President Trump says in the order, “My administration seeks to enhance the ability of patients to choose the healthcare that is best for them. To make fully […]

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Trump Drafts Rollback of Transgender Healthcare Protections

The Trump administration is drafting plans to undo the Obama administration’s Affordable Care Act (ACA) rule that prevents doctors, healthcare organizations, and health insurance companies from discriminating against transgender people. If the Trump administration’s rollback gets passed, it could potentially open the way for clinical staff to turn away a transgender individual from receiving medical […]
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Trump Drafts a Rollback of Transgender Healthcare Protection

The Trump administration is drafting plans to undo the Obama administration’s Affordable Care Act (ACA) rule that prevents doctors, healthcare organizations, and health insurance companies from discriminating against transgender people. If the Trump administration’s rollback gets passed, it could potentially open the way for clinical staff to turn away a transgender individual from receiving medical […]
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Does Time trump E/M Components?

My provider is insisting that a 99214 is appropriate for the following visit even though she did not complete Review of Systems as time trumps these components. I have now notices that time hasn’t been documented either! Does anyone know if this is true? If there is no ROS where does that leave me for an E/M?

Subjective

HPI Patient is a 61 year old male in for follow up on lab work. No concerns or changes since his last visit.
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No current outpatient prescriptions on file prior to visit.
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No current facility-administered medications on file prior to visit.
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No Known Allergies
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ROS NA
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Objective

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Vitals
There were no vitals filed for this visit.

Estimated body mass index is 29.61 kg/m² as calculated from the following:
Height as of 2/6/18: 5′ 9.5" (1.765 m).
Weight as of 2/6/18: 203 lb 6.4 oz (92.3 kg).
Facility age limit for growth percentiles is 20 years.
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Physical Exam
Constitutional: He is oriented to person, place, and time. He appears well-developed and well-nourished. No distress.
HENT:
Head: Normocephalic and atraumatic.
Right Ear: External ear normal.
Left Ear: External ear normal.
Eyes: Conjunctivae are normal. Pupils are equal, round, and reactive to light. Right eye exhibits no discharge. Left eye exhibits no discharge.
Pulmonary/Chest: Effort normal.
Neurological: He is alert and oriented to person, place, and time. Coordination normal.
Skin: Skin is warm and dry.
Psychiatric: He has a normal mood and affect. His behavior is normal. Judgment normal.
Vitals reviewed.
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Lab: See Care Everywhere – he gets his labs through GRH – Union clinic
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Assessment and Plan
Patient is a 61 year old male in for follow up on his blood work. He has seen his chemical toxin screen and is working on detoxifying with dietary changes and lifestyle changes. His estradiol is a little high and this speaks to that fact that he is producing a little too much aromatase and converting his DHEA or testosterone to estrogen. Decreasing the insulin in his system through a lower carbohydrate diet will help this. His cholesterol panel is good. He has not signs of diabetes. His homocysteine level is high normal so he needs an MTHFR and this was drawn today. He looked a little dry on his CBC. Will monitor. His vitamin D is low and he will start replacement.
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E72.11 Elevated homocysteine (HCC) (primary encounter diagnosis)
Plan : COLLECTION, VENOUS BLOOD, VENIPUNCTURE
MTHFR DNA MUTATION ANALYSIS
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Patient Instructions
I will call you with blood test results.
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Take Vitamin D3 10,000 – daily for at least 4 months and recheck.
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You should here from **** to get your sleep study done.

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Trump Orders Expansion of Healthcare Insurance Options with Cheaper Coverage

Despite the inability of republicans in Congress to roll back the Affordable Care Act (ACA), President Trump has promised an executive order to offer relief to healthcare consumers facing rising insurance premiums. He is using “the power of the pen,” according to a tweet, to overhaul healthcare. <INSERT TWEET SCREENSHOT> Under the ACA, new insurance requirements prohibited insurers […]
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President Trump to replace Obamacare


President Trump called on Democrats and Republicans to repeal and replace Obamacare with reforms that expand choice, increase access, lower costs, and provider better healthcare.

“Mandating every American to buy government-approved health insurance was never the right solution for our country,” Trump said. “The way to make health insurance available to everyone is to lower the cost of health insurance, and that is what we are going to do.”

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Trump Addresses Congress on Healthcare Reform

During a Joint Address to Congress, Feb. 28, President Trump called on Democrats and Republicans to repeal and replace Obamacare with reforms that expand choice, increase access, lower costs, and provider better healthcare. “Mandating every American to buy government-approved health insurance was never the right solution for our country,&#8
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Dear Trump Administration: A Vision for the Future of Healthcare

Dr. Vindell Washington, National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC) and Andy Slavitt, Acting Administrator, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) discuss how the agencies they oversee have tackled the challenges of meeting clinicians’ data needs in a value-based healthcare system (The CMS Blog, Jan. 17). The goal, they say, is to use the […]
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