Q040

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CONSULTATIONS AND VISITS
      FAMILY PRACTICE & PRACTICE IN GENERAL (00)
                 Diabetic management assessment (DMA)
                   DMA is an all-inclusive service payable to the most responsible physician for providing
                   continuing management and support of a diabetic patient. The service must include an
                   intermediate assessment, a level 2 paediatric assessment or a partial assessment focusing on
                   diabetic target organ systems, relevant counselling and maintenance of a diabetic flow sheet
                   retained on the patient’s permanent medical record. The flow sheet must track lipids,
                   cholesterol, Hgb A1C, urinalysis, blood pressure, fundal examination, peripheral vascular
                   examination, weight and body mass index (BMI) and medication dosage. When DMA is
                   rendered to the same patient same day as any other consultation or visit by the same physician
                   or the above record is not maintained, the DMA is an insured service payable at nil. Maximum
                   4 per patient per 12 month period.
               K030 Diabetic Management Assessment .......................................         45.75
                 Diabetes management incentive (DMI)
                   DMI is a service rendered by the General/Family Physician most responsible for providing
                   ongoing management of a diabetic patient. The service consists of ongoing management using
                   a planned care approach consistent with the required elements of the Canadian Diabetes
                   Association (CDA) Clinical Practice Guidelines, documenting that all of the CDA required
                   elements have been provided for the previous 12 month period and must include
                   documentation that tracks, at a minimum, the following:
                                             a.Lipids, cholesterol, HbA1C, blood pressure, weight and body mass index (BMI), and
                                               medication dosage;
                                             b.Discussion and offer of preventive measures including vascular protection, influenza and
                                               pneumococcal vaccination;
                                             c.Health promotion counselling and patient self-management support;
                                             d.Albumin to creatinine ratio (ACR);
                                             e.Discussion and offer of referral for dilated eye examination; and
                     f. Foot examination and neurologic examination.
               Q040 Diabetes management incentive ............................................ 65.70
                  Payment rules:
                  1.Q040 is limited to a maximum of one service per patient per 12 month period.
                                          2.Q040 is only eligible for payment if the physician has rendered a minimum of three K030
                                            services for the same patient in the same 12 month period to which the Q040 service applies.
                                          Medical record requirements:
                                          A flow sheet or other documentation that records all of the required elements of the most
                                          current CDA guidelines must be included in the patient's permanent medical record, or the
                                          service is not eligible for payment.
                                          Claims submission instructions:
                                          Claims for Q040 must be submitted only when the required elements of the service have been
                                          completed for the previous 12 month period.
                                          [Commentary:
                                          A copy of a flow sheet meeting the medical record requirements and CDA Clinical Practice
                                          guidelines may be found at the following link https://guidelines.diabetes.ca/GuideLines/media/
                                          Docs/cpg/Appendix-3.pdf.]

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