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Repair Your Patient’s Bill in This Suture Removal Scenario

Published on Tue Apr 06, 2021

Question: Our pediatric practice is a part of a health system run by a local hospital. One of our patients was seen seven days ago at the emergency department (ED) of the hospital and received sutures for a chin laceration. Today, the patient visited our office to have the sutures removed. As our pediatrician did not place the suture, should [...]
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