DecisionHealth, DecisionHealth - 2018 Issue 4 (April)

Resident can perform encounter solo, but teaching physician must confirm findings

Question: I have a question concerning residents and teaching physicians: If a resident sees a patient on Dec. 12 and the attending uses the date of service as Dec. 15, is this appropriate? The CMS guidelines for teaching physicians state that the physician must be “present” for the key components. I am hoping you can shed some light on this as I have reached out to CMS via email with no response.

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