Shared Visits: Save The 'Shared Visits' Rule For The Hospital Ward

Article Overview

This article discusses Medicare shared visit policies and why they are generally not useful in the office setting. It is aimed at physicians, non-physician practitioners, and coding/billing staff who need to understand the relationship between shared visits, incident-to billing, and office-based evaluation and management reporting. The article also touches on practical compliance concerns involving physician and non-physician practitioner roles and related state-law limitations.