COPD (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease) definition and facts. Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a chronic condition in which there is a slow, progressive obstruction of airflow into or out of the lungs. The primary cause of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease is cigarette smoking and/or exposure to tobacco smoke.
â¢ Information about the complaints process should be available in a variety of forms of communication, formats and languages appropriate to the needs of the customer. â¢ Complaints and all supporting documents provided during acomplaint resolution or investigation process should be accepted in a number of different
Definition of New and Established Patients and Chief Complaint in E/M Guidelines. Since our last article in the eNews we have had questions arise from members as to what the definition of the components in Evaluation and Management (E/M) Guidelines are. First we will define the difference between a new and established patient (new being the CPT codes 99201-99205 and established being 99211-99215). Second we will go through the definitions of the components of the E/M service to be documented (chief complaint, family history, history of present illness, past history, social history, review of systems, and time).