Documenting split-shared visits in the hospital setting

November 2, 2010

Physicians often share the work of a patient’s visit with a nonphysician provider (NPP). The utilization of NPPs is cost-effective process for physician practices because it saves money when NPPs do the majority of work when sharing patient care with a physician. Sharon Bolarakis, CPC, CPC-I, CPMA, explains what constitutes split-shared visits and how to code for them.

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