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5 Tips to Capture the Maximum Ethical Reimbursement for Inpatient Consults

Published on Wed Jun 23, 2021

Don’t rely on hospital E/M codes until you confirm inpatient status. Picture this: Another physician needs your ob-gyn’s opinion on a hospital patient’s condition. Your physician examines the patient and shares their opinion with the treatment team, then creates thorough documentation regarding the encounter. Although the scenario doesn’t sound particularly complicated, it can lead to myriad coding questions and pitfalls [...]
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