NARRATIVE ESSAYS

Social History

John M. Westfall, MD, MPH

Fam Med. 2024;56(3):202-202.

DOI: 10.22454/FamMed.2024.582535

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The computer prompts
To ask about tobacco and vaccines
E/M requires alcohol, exercise, marriage, sex, pronouns
    employment, education, transportation
CMS asks to add a Z-code


Match.com asks
What you do for fun
Your job
Religion
Favorite vacation
Last book you read


I wonder
About your brand of cowboy boots
    Do you ride—horse or Harley
Can I ask about your ink
    Who’s Rosie
    What happened on January 5, 1986

Where did you get that scar
    And that scar
The amber necklace—Where did it come from
Do you remember third grade—your teacher—that kid
    on the playground
        after school


Chart complete, boxes checked
Coding and billing happy
Benchmarks met
Z63.4?
I wonder what happened on January 5

Lead Author

John M. Westfall, MD, MPH

Affiliations: Department of Family Medicine, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, CO | Medical Affairs, DARTNet Institute, Aurora, CO

Corresponding Author

John M. Westfall, MD, MPH

Correspondence: Department of Family Medicine, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, CO

Email: Jack.westfall@dartnet.info

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