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Practice Management:

Think Twice Before Billing Encounters Under Another Physician’s Credentials

Published on Tue Sep 26, 2023

Hint: Situations where you can legally use another physician’s information must meet specific criteria. Picture this: Your practice recently hired a new gastroenterologist who is contracted with only two payers. One of the other doctors is frustrated that the new employee cannot yet shoulder much of the workload. The established doctor says, “Just use my information to bill the new [...]
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