DecisionHealth, DecisionHealth - 2010 Issue 11 (November)

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This week's question is answered by Regan Bode, CPC, CPC-H, CPMA, CEMC, ACS-EM, content manager for DecisionHealth and consultant for DecisionHealth Professional Services.

Q. A doctor provides medical services to a new patient in the hospital, but the patient needs to be seen in the doctor's office after being discharged. Can the doctor charge the office visit as a new patient or is it an established patient visit since the doctor saw him in the hospital for the first time?

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