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Conquer Shared Service Billing Rules With This Advice

Question: The physician and the nurse practi­tioner (NP) both saw a patient during a follow-up visit. The notes in the patient record say that the physician performed the physical exam, the NP interviewed the patient regarding history, and they both participated in medical decision making (MDM). The NP’s record of events matches that of the physician, and the physician signed it. [...]
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