PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Ecler Ercole Jaqua
AU  - Robert Chi
AU  - Wessam Labib
AU  - Marcos Uribe
AU  - Juan Najarro
AU  - Mary Hanna
TI  - Optimize your documentation to improve Medicare reimbursement
AID  - 10.3949/ccjm.87a.19116
DP  - 2020 Jul 01
TA  - Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine
PG  - 427--434
VI  - 87
IP  - 7
4099  - http://www.ccjm.org/content/87/7/427.short
4100  - http://www.ccjm.org/content/87/7/427.full
SO  - Cleve Clin J Med2020 Jul 01; 87
AB  - There’s nothing more frustrating than not getting credit for work performed. Physicians often leave large amounts of compensation on the table, because even though services were provided, insurance payers do not recognize the work due to suboptimal documentation. This problem is especially apparent in preventive medicine and wellness visits with adult and geriatric patients, and results in physician services being undervalued. This article outlines specific documentation requirements for receiving full credit for the work already provided by most primary care physicians.Abbreviations: