Reader Questions:
Absorb Costs of Correcting Medical Error
Published on Tue Apr 10, 2007
Question: Our clinic accidentally gave a patient an excessive amount of a prescribed drug. Documentation shows we called him back in to the clinic, gave him treatment to counteract the problem, and hospitalized him. Can we submit a claim to the patient's insurance for the extra drugs and treatment? Minnesota Subscriber
Answer: Probably not. You should check your policy, of course, but typically, payers won't pay for additional services and supplies required to correct an administration error.