Can a cardiologist self-refer to follow up a patient post discharge from hospital?
24 February 21GA 2021/0230 Answer No. Context The question posed was: “Cardiologist, Dr Z, performs a…
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What constitutes a referral from the Emergency Department to an inpatient medical unit?
20 January 21GA 2021/0231
Answer: An entry in the patient’s hospital record. Context: This is a common question…
read more >Can I bill a private patient in a private hospital who was transferred from a public hospital, and who should the referral be from?
20 January 21GA 2021/0128 Answer Part A – Yes Part B – Any medical practitioner except…
read more >How do in-hospital referrals work?
20 January 21GA 2021/0126 Answer In a complex and opaque way unfortunately, with legal grey areas….
read more >If a specialist sees a non-admitted patient in a private emergency department, can she bill to Medicare and is the patient entitled to a rebate?
10 July 20OH 2020/0719 Answer Yes. Context Billing to Medicare for non-admitted patients in public hospital…
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