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What is an established patient quizlet?
Established patient. A patient who has been seen by one physicians in the practice in the same specialty within the past 3 years. Inpatient. A patient who has been formally admitted to a health care facility.
What term is used to describe a patient who has not been formally admitted to a health care facility __?
Week 4 Review
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Patient who has not been formally admitted to a health care facility or a patient admitted for observation. | Outpatient |
| Patient who has been formally admitted to a health care facility. | Inpatient. |
When care is the provision of similar services eg hospital visits to the same patient by more than one physician on the same day for different conditions the care is?
Concurrent care is the provision of similar services (eg, hospital visits) to the same patient by more than one physician or other qualified health care professional on the same day.
What does the doctrine of professional discretion protect?
The doctrine of professional discretion pertains to medical record keeping. It is up to the discretion of the physician whether or not to allow all patients access to their medical records.
What is the difference between a new patient and an established patient quizlet?
A new patient (NP) has not received any services from the provider (or another provider of the same specialty/subspecialty who is a member of the same practice) within the past three years. A returning patient is called an established patient (EP).
How is an established patient defined?
An established patient is one who has received professional services from the physician/qualified health care professional or another physician/qualified health care professional of the exact same specialty and subspecialty who belongs to the same group practice, within the past three years.
Who is not a documenter of the patient chart?
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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| An individual who is responsible for putting information in the patient chart | Documenter |
| Who is not the documenter of the patient chart? | patient |
| When accompanying a patient into the exam room, the medical assistant (MA)? | Reason for visit |
| All additions to the medical recorrd must be signed by | Doctor |
Is a physician’s obligation to their patient based on trust and confidence?
Permission from a patient, either expressed or implied, for something to be done by another. Disclosure depends on whether, in the physician’s judgment, such patients would be harmed by viewing the records. fiduciary duty. A physician’s obligation to his or her patient, based upon trust and confidence.
What does it mean to be an established patient?
An established patient is anyone who has previously received professional services from the physician or another physician of the same specialty who belongs to the group practice. A consultation may take place in a home, office, hospital, or extended care facility.
What is the definition of a new patient in CPT?
By CPT definition, a new patient is “one who has not received any professional services from the physician, or another physician of the same specialty who belongs to the same group practice, within the past three years.”
Can a practice have more than one patient ID number?
Although groups with multiple practice sites may operate independently, with each caring for its own patient population and maintaining its own medical records, they are considered a single group if they have the same tax identification number.
When is a Medicare patient a new patient?
A slightly different approach may be taken when Medicare patients are involved. Medicare has stated that a patient is a new patient if no face-to-face service was reported in the last three years. The group practice and specialty distinctions still apply, but “professional service” is limited to face-to-face encounters.