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Wiki New vs. Established Patient

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If a physician joins a new practice and sees a patient that he had seen in the last 3 years in his old practice would they be considered a new or established patient? It is confusing because the guidelines state a new patient is one who has not received any professional services from the physician of the exact same specialty and subspecialty who belongs to the SAME group practice, within the past 3 years.
 
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If a physician joins a new practice and sees a patient that he had seen in the last 3 years in his old practice would they be considered a new or established patient? It is confusing because the guidelines state a new patient is one who has not received any professional services from the physician of the exact same specialty and subspecialty who belongs to the SAME group practice, within the past 3 years.
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But the patient HAS recieved services from this physician within the past three years. Doesn't matter that it was at a different location - established.
 
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