Identify Whether Each of the Following Is a Key Component

question 10

Multiple Choice

Identify whether each of the following is a key component or contributory factor in E/M code descriptions. (Answers can be used more than once.)
-Amount of time the physician spent

• A)key component
• B)contributory factor

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Definitions:

Systematic Changes

Alterations that follow a consistent, predictable pattern and are often due to specific causes or interventions.

Time

The indefinite continued progress of existence and events in the past, present, and future regarded as a whole.

History Effects

Events that occur outside the experiment which may affect participants' responses within the experiment.

Measurement Period

The specific duration or time frame during which data is collected or observations are made in a study.