Archive for The Day of September 2nd, 2005
Archive for the Day of September 2nd, 2005
Welcome to the medical billing blog archive for the day of September 2nd, 2005.
Here you will find links to every article added to the Outsource Management Group web site during September 2nd, 2005.
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New Patients And Old Patients – Medical Billing Differences
New Patients And Old Patients – Medical Billing Differences There is a lot of confusion in many physician’s offices on how to handle the coding & medical billing of services rendered to an old patient and a new patient. New patient medical billing requires a lot more work than an established patient and this is reflected in the new coding requirements as well as reimbursement for your medical billing. One key to differentiating between new and established patients is understanding two terms used in CPT’s definition of a new patient: “professional services” and “group practice” and the understanding that Medicare’s definition of a new patient is slightly different than CPT’s. …