Hi everyone,
One of our physicians has two practices. One is with a group, the other he does a concierge/geriatric on his own. Recently, he became injured and is not allowed to work for a weeks. He wanted to use some PAs locum tenens on his concierge clinic (the PAs are staffed at the group, not his concierge) but we told him he isn't allowed to do that since LT doesn't apply to PAs/NPs. He is the supervising physician for these PAs at the group clinic.
Has anyone run into this situation before or have any advice on how to bill that? Or would it be a problem if we billed these patients out under his group clinic as just having had a visit with the PA since that is who would be seeing them?
Any input would be appreciated.
One of our physicians has two practices. One is with a group, the other he does a concierge/geriatric on his own. Recently, he became injured and is not allowed to work for a weeks. He wanted to use some PAs locum tenens on his concierge clinic (the PAs are staffed at the group, not his concierge) but we told him he isn't allowed to do that since LT doesn't apply to PAs/NPs. He is the supervising physician for these PAs at the group clinic.
Has anyone run into this situation before or have any advice on how to bill that? Or would it be a problem if we billed these patients out under his group clinic as just having had a visit with the PA since that is who would be seeing them?
Any input would be appreciated.