tci Part B Insider - 2004 Issue 41

Co-Management: Keep Diagnoses Separate For Inpatient Concurrent Care

'Don't tread on me,' say co-managing physician's toesRecognizing which doctor is admitting a patient and which doctor is pitching in on a patient's care often is easy from the get-go. But physicians still must communicate and avoid stepping on each other's toes, say experts. Often a specialist will admit a patient but keep a primary care physician involved in treating the patient's other conditions. "Specialists shouldn't really be managing conditions that are not related to their specialty," says Eric Sandhusen, director of compliance with Columbia University Dept. of Surgery. Sometimes a primary care doc will call in...

To read the full article, sign in and subscribe to tci Part B Insider.

Thank you for choosing Find-A-Code, please Sign In to remove ads.