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Taking Over Postoperative Care From Another Group

Published on Sat Sep 18, 2010

Question: On June 4, 2010 another clinic performed an interstim staged procedure (CPT 64581 ) which has a global period of 90 days and at the same time they performed a laparoscopic sacral colposuspension with a cystocele and rectocele repair, plus paravaginal defect repair for myofascial pain and stress urinary incontinence. Right after surgery, the patient was told to return home and to call our office and that we would handle the rest of her care. No one from the other clinic has ever called our office to discuss this patient. The patient returned from the Jacksonville, Florida linic to the Kansas City area. She called our office on June 9, 2010 and requested further follow up from our office. We saw this patient that day for the first time (new patient) for an office assessment. She was scheduled for neurostimulator pulse generator implantation surgery on June 21. I have two [...]
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