tci General Surgery Coding Alert - 2007 Issue 2

CLIP & SAVE: Here's the Quick Way to Find Out if the Patient Is Really New

Take the AMA's advice and answer these five questions to determine definitively if you should treat a patient as new or established for coding purposes. 1. Has the patient ever received any professional services from any physician in this group?Yes: go on to question 2No: The patient is New 2. Has the patient received any professional service from a particular physician within the past three years, who is now reporting service?Yes: The patient is EstablishedNo: Go on to question 3 3. Has the patient received any professional service* from a physician in the group of the same...

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