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Does a New Setting Determine Patient Status?

Published on Fri Feb 28, 2025

Question: I have a situation where our nurse practitioner (NP) performed a new visit for inpatient palliative care while the patient was in the hospital in October 2024. The patient was admitted again in November 2024 and our NP saw the patient again at that time. The NP billed for a new patient visit. Our third-party billing vendor is stating [...]
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