Saturday Q and A

Dr. Ned writes:

“What’s the most common diagnostic risk code that clinicians miss, i.e. what’s the lowest hanging fruit?”

Atherosclerosis of the Aorta. I70.0—hands down.

Take a couple of hours

Go through their imaging

Get it on their problem list

Address it the next time they come in

Congratulations, you just increased your monthly capitation by as much as 20%