tci Medicare Compliance & Reimbursement - 2005 Issue 17

Compliance: In-House Consult Forms Make Good Sense

Docs can protect practices with standard consult sheet.Some consultants do recommend that physicians make their own forms for consults, notes Laureen Jandroep, director and senior instructor with the CRN Institute. Explanation: With a universal consultation form on hand, it's easiser for a physician's office to deal with connsults requests, experts say.For example, when your office receives a phone call from Dr. X's office requesting a consultation, your office  can fax back a form for Dr. X to sign requesting the consult. This extra step isn't required, but it is recommended, since it  gives a physician practice...

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