Are these guidelines accurate for workers comp cases?
A “new patient” is one who is new to the physician or medical group or an established patient with a new industrial injury or illness. Only one new patient visit is reimbursable to a single physician or medical group per specialty for evaluation of the same patient relating to the same incident, injury or illness.
(2) An “established patient” is a patient who has been seen previously for the same industrial injury or illness by the physician or medical group.”
A “new patient” is one who is new to the physician or medical group or an established patient with a new industrial injury or illness. Only one new patient visit is reimbursable to a single physician or medical group per specialty for evaluation of the same patient relating to the same incident, injury or illness.
(2) An “established patient” is a patient who has been seen previously for the same industrial injury or illness by the physician or medical group.”