Macros for Hospital Medicine: Medical Decision Making (MDM)​

Hospital Medicine Documentation Excellence Series

In this installment of our Hospital Medicine Documentation Excellence Series, Nettie McFarland, RHIT, CCS-P, CHC, shares best practices for using macros to support documentation of the Data Component of Medical Decision Making (MDM).

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