Welcome to Coffee with the Coder^®, our conversation with Paula Digby and her team to address issues, observations and questions for Health Information Management professionals, physicians, auditors, payors and students. You are invited to listen in for ten to twenty minutes every other Monday and to submit your favorite questions or comments for Coffee with the Coder^® To receive text notifications send an email to help@AQ-IQ.com with your request. We will text you in the hour prior to the start of the next episode. 

In Episode 66, someone in a physician practice asked whether the Nurse Practitioner could see a new patient and bill “incident to” the physician. Ms Digby addresses this and a question regarding IGC selection (IRF) for a very weak patient who previously had jaw bone cancer. 

Congratulations to today’s winner, Ida! Ms Ida is a long-time listener, Insider and frequent contributer. We’re eagerly awaiting your next “mug shot”, Ida!

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