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 nephrologist bill item 13103 for supervising dialysis patients when unable to see the patients face to face?
1 August 20NR 2020/0610 Answer In our opinion, yes. Context I am a nephrologist working in…
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 >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 >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…
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…
read more >Can another psychiatrist, who is known to the patient, be the second participating doctor in a case conference?
10 July 20PY 2020/0716 Answer No Context Question: For case conferences involving psychiatrists and allied health…
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