An EMR tells you that a patient has pain just above the umbilicus, but just below the rib cage. You would document this condition as pain in the:

Gina is a 10-year-old girl brought into the emergency department after she was attacked by a neighborhood dog, resulting in minor wounds to her back, buttocks, and thigh

After the wounds were cleaned in the emergency room, Gina was admitted to the hospital, where subsequent evaluation and management identified the need for exploratory surgery that evening to assess the extent of the damage and minimize complications with the injuries. Which of the following modifiers should be appended to the E/M service? a. Modifier 57 b. Modifier 32 c. Modifier 25 d. Modifier 24

What is necessary in order to authorize release of medical information to an insurance carrier?

a. A verbal agreement between the patient and the doctor is necessary. b. A medical release from the patient is needed. c. A handshake between the patient and the doctor is all that is necessary. d. Authorization is never required to release medical information. e. Physicians never have to share medical information.