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Keep New/Established Patients Straight With This Refresher

Published on Wed Feb 06, 2019

Remember, it’s not just the 3-year rule you need to apply. There is a myth in the coding world that states, loosely: If you know the “three-year rule,” then you know how to accurately determine whether a patient is new or established in your practice. This assumption, however, is fallacy. Determining a patient’s status is more complex than applying the [...]
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