tci E/M Coding Alert - 2017 Issue 1

Reader Question: Get New Vs. Established Patient Right Every Time

Question: I work in a family practice office, and we will be having a new physician join our clinic next year. This physician is coming from a different area/location. Assuming patients from this physician’s previous clinic transfer to our clinic to continue their care, will these patients be considered new or established? The physician will have a new tax ID number and would have never seen these patients before in our clinic. Texas Subscriber Answer: You would consider the new physician’s patients established. You may have heard of the three-year rule when distinguishing between established and new...

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