AmandaW
Guru
Is the discharge service reserved for the admitting Dr only or can any of the Drs that see the patient during a hospital stay discharge them?
One example that we have come across is that our hospitialist admitted and saw a patient for chest pain along with diabetes, hypertension, etc. (but the main reason for the admission was the chest pain). He consulted the cardiologist-cardio saw the patient and then both the cardio dr and the hospitialist dr billed a discharge service. Ours (the hospitialist) discharge got to the insurance first therefore was paid on.
The insurance received a billed discharge service a little later from the cardiologist, recouped our money and is paying the cardio dr.
Should we appeal that?
One example that we have come across is that our hospitialist admitted and saw a patient for chest pain along with diabetes, hypertension, etc. (but the main reason for the admission was the chest pain). He consulted the cardiologist-cardio saw the patient and then both the cardio dr and the hospitialist dr billed a discharge service. Ours (the hospitialist) discharge got to the insurance first therefore was paid on.
The insurance received a billed discharge service a little later from the cardiologist, recouped our money and is paying the cardio dr.
Should we appeal that?