tci Medicare Compliance & Reimbursement - 2016 Issue 23

Reimbursement: Check Locum Tenens Rules When Scheduling Your Holiday Coverage

LT restrictions made easy with these tips for filling physician vacancies. Twinkling lights, flu shots, and the arrival of packages in the mail can only mean that the holidays are fast approaching. With heightened travel time and family commitments on the horizon, it’s often necessary for practices to hire Locum Tenens (LT) physicians to provide coverage for doctors away on winter vacation. Quick Review: “Locum tenens” (LT) refers specifically to physicians who substitute for other physicians when they’re absent for the following reasons: illness, pregnancy, vacation, continuing medical education, and sabbatical. “Locum tenens do not...

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