Wiki consultations written or verbal

[pochranek]

we are having a lively discussion in my office regarding whether conultations from a PCP to a specialist must be written or verbal.

This is not for a medicare patient as we do realize MDC does not recognize consults.

Can anyone give me a link or explain the logic as to whether a consult must be written or can be verbal or written.

There is a lunch riding on this!

 

[mhstrauss]

we are having a lively discussion in my office regarding whether conultations from a PCP to a specialist must be written or verbal.

This is not for a medicare patient as we do realize MDC does not recognize consults.

Can anyone give me a link or explain the logic as to whether a consult must be written or can be verbal or written.

There is a lunch riding on this!

Surprisingly, Medicare does have guidance regarding this...see the 6th/7th bullet on page 5:

http://www.cms.gov/Outreach-and-Edu...k-MLN/MLNMattersArticles/downloads/mm4215.pdf


Hope you aren't on the losing end of this!!