Re: Physician Orders

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I would think that depends also on if you plan to bill third party payors. Our billing guidelines state that we need a physician referral. We are also offering classes (weight management, cooking classes) that will not be billed to insurers as a "retail" option. For these classes, we do not document in the electronic patient record. For our pre-op work with patients, we require a physician referral as we bill for these to third party payors and document in the electronic patient record as these classes are MNT. Bartholomay, LRDManager, Nutrition TherapyMeritCare Health Systems.Bartholomay@...(701) 234-6166Strengths: Arranger, Ideation, Adaptability, Empathy, Maximizer>>> "" <michellecarrick@...> 12/22/2008 11:59 AM >>>Question-My facility is interested in starting a weight loss program along with the bariatric program. We are separate from the physicians office and work with many MD's. The facility administrators are recommending that we do not require physician orders for weight loss b/c it falls under wellness. . . they also do not want to require an order for the pre-op evals.I was under the impression that as a RD we need to have physician orders for individual counseling/education. Any resources where I can find out the regulations for this?Any help would be great.Thanks,

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