Is a comprehensive physical exam with vital signs warranted for routine follow-up visits in well-controlled uncomplicated RA patients?
Reduced requirements for documentation by CMS in 2021 with respect to billing and coding have raised new questions about what aspects of physician exam are truly necessary in Rheumatology.
Answer from: at Academic Institution
This is an important question for which we don't have an evidence-based answer yet, but it is likely that our practice will change with these new guidelines, and with the expansion of telemedicine. I think we cannot have a one size fits all recommendation. Many factors may influence the need for a f...