tci ED Coding & Reimbursement Alert - 2004 Issue 2

Don't Fail the Test on Teaching Physician Rules

Learn to bill correctly when doctors - and med students - work together If you want to get your emergency department physicians paid for evaluation and management (E/M) services and minor surgical procedures they perform in a teaching setting, you have to know these documentation and supervision requirements for the teaching physician rules, especially if you work in an academic setting. When your physician works as a "teaching physician" (TP) and supervises a resident's services, you will have to report your physician's work using the teaching physician rules, according to the Medicare Carriers Manual (MCM), section 15016. Medicare...

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