tci Part B Insider - 2011 Issue 44
Reader Question: Don't Heed Hearsay When Coding Teaching Physician Services
Question: We are getting a lot of feedback that our emergency physician faculty members, who are supervising residents, can't report procedures that allow "supervision of key components." Rather, we are told that they must remain at the bedside the entire time in order to bill for the procedure. For many procedures, this isn't a problem, but watching a 1st year resident sew up a 15cm laceration for an hour isn't practical in a busy ED. Of course, the physicians are always within the department, but do they have to remain at the bedside for the entire procedure? Our...
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