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Jan 14th, 2013 - simonae

transfer of care in ER

Which physician should get credit for the ER visit when physician #1transfers care to physician #2 at the end of physician #1shift?

Any answers would be greatly appreciated.

Simona

Jan 14th, 2013 - Codapedia Editor 1,399 

re: transfer of care in ER

That is an internal decision that the group should decide upon. It is a very common occurrence.

There is no right/wrong answer from a coding perspective. It is a compensation issue and should be dealt with there, in my opinion.



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