Bernadette10
Guru
This patient was seen and admitted for initial observation care on 4/4/22 at 2 a.m. by Dr. A, family practice specialty, who documents a detailed history, comprehensive exam and moderate MDM. The patient was also seen at 5:30 a.m. on 4/4/22 by Dr. B, also family practice specialty but from a different office, who documents an EPF history, comprehensive exam and moderate MDM. Even though they're from different groups outside the hospital, can they be billed as providers from the same group in the hospital since they're both working as hospitalists in the same specialty, and can I combine their notes for coding? Or can I only code from one of the notes since they're from different offices outside the hospital?