Wiki new vs established

[newfiegirl]

If a patient leaves a practice and returns to the practice within 1 year is the patient considered new or established. Thanks,

 

[gurudattsinha]

If it is same practice, it is considered as Established patient.

 

[mk2001]

If a patient leaves a practice and returns to the practice within 1 year is the patient considered new or established. Thanks,

By CPT definition, a new patient is “one who has not received any professional services from the physician, or another physician of the same specialty who belongs to the same group practice, within the past three years.

 

[newfiegirl]

By CPT definition, a new patient is “one who has not received any professional services from the physician, or another physician of the same specialty who belongs to the same group practice, within the past three years.

Thank you both for confirming my thoughts.