Impact of the Primary Care Exception on Family Medicine Resident Coding.

Background And Objectives: The Medicare Primary Care Exception (PCE) allows residents to see and bill for less-complex patients independently in the primary care setting, requiring attending physicians only to see patients for higher-level visits and complete physical exams in order to bill for them as such. Primary care residencies apply the PCE in various ways. We investigated the impact of the PCE on resident coding practices.

Family medicine resident billing and lost revenue: a regional cross-sectional study.

Background And Objectives: The financial margins for primary care clinics and residencies are narrow. It is important that residents bill properly for educational and financial purposes as well as for compliance. This study compares resident and attending Evaluation and Management (E&M) coding from family medicine residency programs across a five-state region, with established billing benchmarks.

Quality of life and outcomes in glioblastoma management.

This article explores the effects of modern treatment on the health-related quality of life in patients who suffer from glioblastoma multiforme.