Methods used to predict surgical case time often rely upon the current procedural terminology (CPT) code as a nominal variable to train machine-learned models, however this limits the ability of the model to incorporate new procedures and adds complexity as the number of unique procedures increases...
If, during the course of the preventive medicine visit, an abnormality or preexisting problem is addressed, physicians may receive payment for that part of the visit; however, the problem should be significant enough to warrant additional work that meets the requirements of at least a problem ori...