tci Medicare Compliance & Reimbursement - 2006 Issue 44

RADIOLOGISTS ~ How A Good Team Effort Between An SLP And A Radiologist Is Not A Bad Thing

Get straight answers to your MBS billing questions. You no longer have to trip over the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services' (CMS) rules covering MBS dysphagia evaluations. Get the experts' take on what Medicare considers proper supervision for modified barium swallow (MBS) tests.The pressing question: Does a physician (radiologist) need to be present for MBS procedures? Answer: "Professional guidelines recommend that the service be provided in a team setting with a physician/NPP who provides supervision of the radiological examination and interpretation of medical conditions revealed in it," says the Medicare Benefit Policy Manual, chapter 15, section...

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