Ok, in the state of Michigan (and many others) PAs and NPs can do consults.
If they reference in their plan that they have discussed the case with the doctor and the doctor agrees with the plan does that knock it out of the consult range since consults are not split/shared services?
I'm inclined to say it does since the whole point of the consult is the provider being consulted is going to give you their expert opinion, not be the middle man for someone elses expert opinion.
If anyone has documentation to support this either way I would greatly appreciate it.
The visits in question involve a PA doing the initial eval of the patient prior to the doctor doing or not doing surgery. Many are not consults but clear transfers of care. Some could be argued either way and that is why I am asking about the doctors invovlement, even if only referenced.
Thanks
Laura, CPC, CPMA, CEMC
If they reference in their plan that they have discussed the case with the doctor and the doctor agrees with the plan does that knock it out of the consult range since consults are not split/shared services?
I'm inclined to say it does since the whole point of the consult is the provider being consulted is going to give you their expert opinion, not be the middle man for someone elses expert opinion.
If anyone has documentation to support this either way I would greatly appreciate it.
The visits in question involve a PA doing the initial eval of the patient prior to the doctor doing or not doing surgery. Many are not consults but clear transfers of care. Some could be argued either way and that is why I am asking about the doctors invovlement, even if only referenced.
Thanks
Laura, CPC, CPMA, CEMC