Re: House calls : messed up

[Guest guest]

Sure. Take cash. Don't accept insurance. Ever.

the mere fact that there's about 20 messages on this thread on house calls and the reimbursement associated with it means the whole entire thing is so messed up.

is there any other way to save this darn world?

sigh

grace

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> > > > House calls for 1 hour visit pays between 79 and 119. I just had Medicare

> > > > pre-audit my notes and down code every house call - 7 so are and 5 not yet

> > > > received back. I have 10 home care patients. Do only if you have to.

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> > > > I am appealing.

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> > > > From: Pratt <kpratt.1022@>

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> > > > Sent: Wednesday, January 11, 2012 9:34 AM

> > > > Subject: Re: Re: Doctors going out of business

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> > > > Have you considered doing house calls? If your schedule is not full, could

> > > > you take 1-2 days per month to go to your patients that can't get to you?

> > > > Or close early one day/week? Obviously doesn't help the pt with the Picc

> > > > line (no home health nurses?), but could help your other patients. Steve

> > > > does a few for non-ambulatory pts. We do not advertise it, and the pt has

> > > > to be established and Steve offers if he sees it is a difficult situation.

> > > > He does them at lunch or at the end of the day - about 1-2 visits per month.

> > > > They do pay better than an office visit. Just a though....

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> > > > Pratt

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[Guest guest]

to Dr. Gordon .

isnt there a specific demographic which supports cash only?

has there ever been anything done to identify specific populations that can

sustain such practices and how many per population?

grace

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> > > > > > House calls for 1 hour visit pays between 79 and 119. I just had

Medicare

> > > > > > pre-audit my notes and down code every house call - 7 so are and 5

not yet

> > > > > > received back. I have 10 home care patients. Do only if you have to.

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> > > > > > I am appealing.

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> > > > > > From: Pratt <kpratt.1022@>

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<mailto:%40yahoogroups.com> "

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> > > > > > Sent: Wednesday, January 11, 2012 9:34 AM

> > > > > > Subject: Re: Re: Doctors going out of

business

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> > > > > > Have you considered doing house calls? If your schedule is not full,

could

> > > > > > you take 1-2 days per month to go to your patients that can't get to

you?

> > > > > > Or close early one day/week? Obviously doesn't help the pt with the

Picc

> > > > > > line (no home health nurses?), but could help your other patients.

Steve

> > > > > > does a few for non-ambulatory pts. We do not advertise it, and the

pt has

> > > > > > to be established and Steve offers if he sees it is a difficult

situation.

> > > > > > He does them at lunch or at the end of the day - about 1-2 visits

per month.

> > > > > > They do pay better than an office visit. Just a though....

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> > > > http://www.doctorsmakinghousecalls.com/about-us/media/

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[Guest guest]

My understanding that Gordon is not able to stay current on the listserve all

the time these days, so I don't know when he'll be able to answer. But he is

working more on methods to demonstrate quality to payers, not so much on

direct-pay models. I think that MDVIP people may have looked at this question

more.

Haresch

www.onefamilydoctor.com

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> > > > > > > House calls for 1 hour visit pays between 79 and 119. I just had

Medicare

> > > > > > > pre-audit my notes and down code every house call - 7 so are and 5

not yet

> > > > > > > received back. I have 10 home care patients. Do only if you have

to.

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> > > > > > > I am appealing.

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> > > > > > > From: Pratt <kpratt.1022@>

> > > > > > > To: "

<mailto:%40yahoogroups.com> "

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<mailto:%40yahoogroups.com> >

> > > > > > > Sent: Wednesday, January 11, 2012 9:34 AM

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business

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> > > > > > > Have you considered doing house calls? If your schedule is not

full, could

> > > > > > > you take 1-2 days per month to go to your patients that can't get

to you?

> > > > > > > Or close early one day/week? Obviously doesn't help the pt with

the Picc

> > > > > > > line (no home health nurses?), but could help your other patients.

Steve

> > > > > > > does a few for non-ambulatory pts. We do not advertise it, and the

pt has

> > > > > > > to be established and Steve offers if he sees it is a difficult

situation.

> > > > > > > He does them at lunch or at the end of the day - about 1-2 visits

per month.

> > > > > > > They do pay better than an office visit. Just a though....

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> > > > > http://www.doctorsmakinghousecalls.com/about-us/media/

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