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Add to Your Understanding of New vs. Established

Published on Tue Dec 18, 2018

The 3-year rule isn’t the only guideline you need to apply. On the surface, if you know the so-called “three-year rule,” then you know how to accurately determine whether a patient is new or established in your practice. In reality, your ability to determine a patient’s status is more complex than that. And getting it wrong can have real-world consequences [...]
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