What does the type of service define?

a. The time of day when the E/M service began
b. The category of service, indicating the facility in which the E/M service occurred
c. The presence or absence of a specifically trained clinician, such as a nurse
d. The sub-category, which often suggests whether the patient is a new or established patient


D) The sub-category, which often suggests whether the patient is a new or established patient.

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A. use several source documents B. ask the patient C. pull data from specific electronic sources D. use a single printed source

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A) all involuntary homeostatic functions. B) blinking. C) breathing. D) all of the above.

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Electroencephalographic (EEG) recordings are actually records of

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