I have a named referral to radiation oncology from another specialist. Due to treatment guidelines, it takes longer than 3 months from the initial consult to complete the course of radiation o…
read more >Item 14221 – question regarding the definition of “access”Is access defined as inserting the Huber needle, or does access refer to each instance of the administration of different therapeu…
read more >Patients requiring radiation oncology therapy may require daily treatment over several weeks. Are they required to consent to assign their benefit for every radiation oncology appointment?
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read more >If I see patients referred to me in the public clinic, and they are unwell and require admission to hospital at presentation to the clinic as patients with chronic disease sometimes are, do I …
read more >Doctor A asked what happens when the treating doctor goes overseas for a week of conference leave while the patient is midway through a course of treatment such as chemotherapy or radiotherapy…
read more >This very common scenario is billed by oncologists and haematologists when delivering chemotherapy via an infuser pump such as a folfox.
The typical scenario is that the patient…
read more >Question: If a clinic receives a referral to “Dear specialist” can this be used by anyone in that practice? Or if it comes to a named specialist, can that validly be used by another provid…
read more >Doctor A worked in a public hospital outpatient department where they exercised a right of private practice. They thought that they were not automatically permitted to bill item 132 every 12 m…
read more >A practice manager for an oncology practice asked whether the oncologists can claim item 14206 even though it is in the assisted reproductive technology (ART) section of the MBS, because it ac…
read more >A group of haematologists in private practice, who operate across various locations under a single brand with a central point of contact, asked if they could agree to all charge the same fees….
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