tci Part B Insider - 2007 Issue 14

Don't Miss Out On Your ED Physician's Consults Income

Think emergency department (ED) physicians don't do consultations? Think again! ED doctors do consults more often than you-d expect, Caral Edelberg, president of medical management resources for TeamHealth in Jacksonville, FL revealed in her talk, -Advanced ED Compliance Coding Essentials-Physician,- at the 2007 AAPC conference in Seattle. Warning: Some ED physicians incorrectly think that if the patient's regular physician sends the patient to the ED, it's automatically a consult. This would make almost every ED visit a consult, but it's not correct, Edelberg warned.Opportunity: However, sometimes other physicians will call ED physicians up to the inpatient department...

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