How do in-hospital referrals work?
20 January 21GA 2021/0126 Answer In a complex and opaque way unfortunately, with legal grey areas….
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Can I bill to Medicare when a patient is in Australia but I am overseas?
8 January 21GA 2020/065 Answer No. Context Doctor A asked what happens when the treating doctor…
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 >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 >If a patient is having chemotherapy at a hospital and the doctor goes on holiday, can we still bill for treatment under that doctor’s provider number because they created and approved the treatment regime?
1 August 20OH 2020/0718 Answer No. Context Question: Wanting to confirm that if a patient is…
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…
read more >Can I bill using my provider number when a locum is covering for me?
10 July 20OH 2020/0715 Answer No. Context Doctor A was an oncologist who understood that when…
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