Oncology and Haematology

If a patient is having chemotherapy at a hospital and the doctor goes on holiday, can we still bill for treatment under that doctor’s provider number because they created and approved the treatment regime?

1 August 20

Question: Wanting to confirm that if a patient is on a chemotherapy regime at a hospital and the doctor goes on holiday, can we still bill the treatment under the doctor’s provider number, as …

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 20

Billing 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…

Can I bill using my provider number when a locum is covering for me?

10 July 20

Doctor A was an oncologist who understood that when on leave with a locum covering, Doctor A could continue billing as usual, even though Doctor B was acting as a locum and was providing all s…

Can we co-claim a consultation every time we do a bone marrow biopsy?

3 July 20

A haematologist said that he and some colleagues were considering personally performing bone marrow aspirates and trephines (items 30084 and 30087) and explained that the MBS rebates for these…

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If a patient is having chemotherapy at a hospital and the doctor goes on holiday, can we still bill for treatment under that doctor’s provider number because they created and approved the treatment regime?

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?

Can I bill using my provider number when a locum is covering for me?

Can we co-claim a consultation every time we do a bone marrow biopsy?