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Document Time Carefully With Multiple Physicians

Question: When two physicians of the same specialty and group practice provide critical care to the same patient on the same day at different times, I add the times for each physician together (as long as one meets the minimum of 30 minutes) so I can determine which code(s) to bill. I was recently informed by my office manager that [...]
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