What constitutes a referral from the Emergency Department to an inpatient medical unit?
20 January 21This is a common question. Who should the referrer be in these circumstances?
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Private Hospital Billing
Can I bill a private patient in a private hospital who was transferred from a public hospital, and who should the referral be from?
20 January 21Dr A was unsure about correct referral pathways for patients transferred to a private hospital after an episode of care in a public hospital, and how such patients should be billed.
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read more >How do in-hospital referrals work?
20 January 21A specialist doctor asked how the various specialists below should claim for their services in this very common scenario.
Patient attends the Emergency Department (ED). The ED Dr refers…
read more >If a specialist sees a non-admitted patient in an approved private emergency department, can they bill to Medicare and is the patient entitled to a rebate?
10 July 20Billing to Medicare for non-admitted patients in public hospital emergency departments is strictly prohibited, even if patients have private health insurance and are happy to use it. This is p…
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