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tci Part B Insider - 2004 Issue 42
Studies & Surveys: Don't Sell Yourself Short
Physicians systematically undercode their services, survey shows
Family doctors manage an average of 3.05 problems per encounter but only bill for 1.97 problems, according to a new survey.
A group of 29 physicians in the Wisconsin Research Network reported on encounters with 572 patients in a "physician problem log." The survey found the doctors were leaving out one of every three problems, on average, according to a paper called "How Many Problems Do Family Physicians Manage at Each Encounter" by John Beasley with the University of Wisconsin Medical School, published in the Annals of Family...
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