DecisionHealth, DecisionHealth - 2019 Issue 9 (September)

How to report E/M office codes when the physician is new but the patient is not

Question: We have a new physician that has recently joined our surgical group. Some patients from her previous practice have elected to follow her to our practice. Are these patients considered new or established? The patients are new to our practice and tax ID number; however, they are not new to the physician who is providing care to them.

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