Can I bill to Medicare when my patient is overseas but I am in Australia?
8 January 21GA 2020/066 Answer No. Context Doctor A wanted to know whether billing to Medicare…
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In a public hospital outpatient clinic does a referral to “Dear Specialist” enable Medicare bulk billing?
21 September 20GA 2020/0924 Answer No. Context Question: If a clinic receives a referral to “Dear…
read more >Do you get one item 132 and two item 133’s every 12 months?
31 August 20GA 2020/0822 Answer No. Context Doctor A worked in a public hospital outpatient department…
read more >Are inpatient and outpatient episodes considered as separate for billing purposes, so that when a patient is discharged a new episode of care automatically commences?
26 August 20GA 2020/0823 Answer No. Context Question: If the same treating rehab physician sees a…
read more >Can a GP with surgical training bill item 41764?
17 August 20GP 2020/0611 Answer Probably not. Context A general practitioner has asked whether he can…
read more >Can oncologists bill item 14206 and does it come under the supervision rules?
17 August 20OH 2020/064 Answer Part one – probably Part two – no Context A practice…
read more >Is a written handover sheet a valid inpatient referral between specialists covering each other on weekends, or does it have to be a formal letter?
4 August 20GA 2020/0820 Answer Yes, provided it is kept in the patient’s hospital record and…
read more >Can I bulk bill a Medicare service and charge for a related non-Medicare service simultaneously?
1 August 20GE 2020/069 Answer In our opinion, no. Context A gastroenterology practice asked whether a…
read more >Can a group of specialists operating under a single brand, but with their own separate practices, agree to charge the same fees?
1 August 20OH 2020/0612 Answer No. Context A group of haematologists in private practice, who operate…
read more >When I am covering another physician’s inpatients and it’s the first time I see the patient, can I bill an initial consultation?
27 July 20GA 2020/0821 Answer No. Not unless the circumstances are such that you are effectively…
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