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- Chronic Diseases - American Medical Association
Chronic diseases are long-term health conditions that can have a significant impact on a person's quality of life
- Lyme disease misinformation has physicians searching for guidance
Most cases of Lyme disease can be cured with antibiotics, but some patients experience persistent symptoms even after treatment A lack of evidence-based guidance for how to care for people experiencing persistent symptoms and growing misinformation makes treatment challenging Lyme disease is the
- Putting a spotlight on lifestyle medicine to prevent chronic disease
Being active can help prevent chronic diseases such as osteoarthritis or chronic back pain If surgery is needed to treat a musculoskeletal condition, physical activity can also prepare that patient from a prehabilitation standpoint, with the hope that it will make the recovery process easier
- Long COVID 2025: Symptoms, diagnosis, post-COVID treatments and the . . .
The AMA Update covers a range of health care topics affecting the lives of physicians and patients Learn more about the latest long COVID research
- Coding and Billing for Preventive and Problem-Focused E M
When a patient is seen for a physical or preventive wellness visit, and also has acute complaints or chronic problems which require additional evaluation, some physicians encounter challenges when coding and billing for both services There is confusion about whether it is permissible to bill for acute or chronic care, as well as the preventive service, in the same visit Sometimes physicians
- Improving Care for Patients with Prolonged Symptoms and Concerns about . . .
This toolkit can help physicians and other health care professionals provide better care for patients with prolonged symptoms and concerns about Lyme disease
- CPT E M Office Revisions | AMA
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- Improving your ICD-10 Diagnosis Coding - American Medical Association
Acute vs Persistent vs Recurrent vs Chronic Review the guidelines for how the terms acute, persistent, recurrent, and chronic are defined for various diagnoses The guidelines define how many episodes within a period of time constitute acute, persistent, recurrent, and chronic
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