The chronic obstructive lung disease (COPD) follow up MedicalTemplate is suitable for any health care provider that manages patients with COPD. This one page template contains detailed checklists for the severity of COPD symptoms, current and planned COPD therapy, and other features helpful for a comprehensive COPD treatment plan.
Template Features
* E&M Documentation Template
* Digital Health Record
* Digital Signature Option
* Reminders
o Labs
o Therapeutic options
o Severity of illness
* Pay for performance (P4P) reminders
Impact of COPD on the Healthcare system
The National Center for Health Statistics reports COPD to be the 4th leading cause of death in the Unites States, causing 124,000 deaths per year. Over 24 million Americans have COPD, and women are more likely than men to die from COPD. The major risk factor for developing and dying from COPD is tobacco smoking. COPD is responsible for over 1 million hospital admissions and $37 billion dollars in healthcare costs each year. Due to the large numbers of Americans with COPD and the heath care costs associated with the treatment of COPD, this chronic lung disease is a focus of many quality improvement initiatives and pay for performance programs.

E & M Documentation Template
The COPD follow up evaluation MedicalTemplate contains prompters and space for all the required elements for a E&M encounter.
* History
o Chief complaint
o History of present illness
o Past medical and surgical history
o Social history
o Family history
o Review of systems
* Examination
* Medical Decision Making
o Review of data (labs, tests, imaging, old records)
o Assessment and plan