A new patient is defined as a patient who has not seen the
physician or any physician of the same specialty in the same
group practice:
Question 1 options:
Within the last 3 years
Within the last 2 years
Within the last 4 years
Within the last year
Medical decision making (MDM) is based on the:
Question 2 options:
Number of diagnoses the physician must consider
Patient risk of morbidity
Amount of data the physician must evaluate
All of these elements are part of the MDM
A patient was seen and admitted to the hospital on October
19, 2022, by Dr. Smith, a cardiologist. On October 21, 2022,
the patient is seen in follow-up care while still in the hospital
by Todd Jones, CRNP, working under the supervision of Dr.
Smith. Are the CRNP's services to be considered initial or
subsequent care?
Question 3 options:
Subsequent service (same specialty)
New patient
Established patient
Initial service
