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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If a public inpatient is discharged and then referred back to the hospital outpatient clinic by the GP (so, no previous Medicare billing), can I bill item 132 if I spend more than an hour with the patient?
28 January 21GA 2021/0127 Answer No. Context A hospital billing manager asked: If we have a…
read more >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 >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 >Can we bill to Medicare for public inpatients in public hospitals?
10 July 20GA 2020/0717 Answer No. Context An administrator in a public hospital had been incorrectly…
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