No Distinction Is Made Between New and Established Patients in Coding

question 5

True/False

No distinction is made between new and established patients in coding for emergency room care.

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Definitions:

Co-parental

Relating to the sharing of parenting responsibilities between two or more individuals, often used in the context of separated, divorced, or non-marital co-parenting.

Custodial Parents

The parent who has been granted the legal right or responsibility to care for and make decisions on behalf of a child, typically by a court of law, in cases of divorce or separation.

Noncustodial Parents

Parents who do not have legal physical custody of their children, but may have rights to visitation and are often required to pay child support.

Dissolved Duos

A term referring to pairs, such as relationships or partnerships, that have been terminated or ended.