tci Medicare Compliance & Reimbursement - 2005 Issue 29

PHYSICIANS: Docs Can Dole Out DMEPOS-With Personal Touch

Beware of satellite offices that don't practice medicine.Physicians who are sending out referrals for services such as X-rays, scans or medical equipment could be missing out on justified reimbursement.How? Thanks to last year's changes in the Stark II  self-referral rule, it's easier than ever to provide "ancillary services," which include tests as well as durable medical equipment, prosthetics, orthotics and supplies.Until last year's "Phase II" Stark regulations, physicians couldn't provide items of DMEPOS in the office - except for wheelchairs, canes and crutches, which a patient might need to get home. But in the preamble...

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