| The Health Care Financing Administration's new examination documentation criteria: minimum auditing standards for the neurologic examination to be used by Medicare and other payors. Report from the American Academy of Neurology Medical Economics and Management Subcommittee. | |
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MedLine Citation:
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PMID: 9484379 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
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Medicare recently announced the adoption of minimum documentation criteria for the neurologic examination. These criteria are added to existing standards for the history and medical decision-making. These criteria will be used in compliance audits by Medicare and other payors. Given the current federal initiative to eliminate fraud in the Medicare program, all neurologists need to comply with these standards. These criteria are for documentation only. Neurologic standards of care require a more complex and diverse examination pertinent to the problem(s) under consideration. Further guidance as to the content of a neurologic evaluation is outlined in the article "Practice guidelines: Neurologic evaluation" (Neurology 1990; 40: 871). The level of history and examination required for specific services is defined in the American Medical Association current procedural terminology book. Documentation standards for examination of children are not yet defined. |
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Authors:
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M R Nuwer; B Sigsbee |
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Publication Detail:
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Type: Guideline; Journal Article |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Neurology Volume: 50 ISSN: 0028-3878 ISO Abbreviation: Neurology Publication Date: 1998 Feb |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 1998-03-16 Completed Date: 1998-03-16 Revised Date: 2007-11-15 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 0401060 Medline TA: Neurology Country: UNITED STATES |
Other Details:
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Languages: eng Pagination: 497-500 Citation Subset: AIM; IM |
Affiliation:
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UCLA Department of Neurology, USA. |
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Aged American Medical Association Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (U.S.)* Documentation / standards* Guidelines as Topic Humans Medical Audit Medicare Neurologic Examination / standards* Neurology Quality Assurance, Health Care Societies, Medical Terminology as Topic United States |
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Neurology. 1998 Feb;50(2):326
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