Pt being seen for the first time by new psychiatrist, who took over for doc who retired in Oct. I understand the NP vs Est Pt; this would be established patient to practice;
However, when calculating Problem Points for MDM, are the patient's problems considered to be "Established problem (to examining physician)" or "New problem (to examining physician)" ?
Any and all opinions are appreciated, thank you very much!![Smile :) :)](data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7)
However, when calculating Problem Points for MDM, are the patient's problems considered to be "Established problem (to examining physician)" or "New problem (to examining physician)" ?
Any and all opinions are appreciated, thank you very much!