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Post Patient contract for palliative care
Author: Laurie_M
Date: Mar 19, 2010 2:30 pm
We are just getting started with our inpatient palliative care program. We will see the patients in the hospital and then plan to continue to follow patients for palliative care after they leave the hospital. Do patients have to sign a contract with us for this service. If so, does anyone have a contract they are using that you are willing to share? Thanks!
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Re:Patient contract for palliative care (by mrabow on 05/06/2010)
Hi,

Outpatient palliative care consultation does not require a contract with patients. For clinicians billing as consultants/specialists, there is no contract. The issue of insurance authorization for the service is a separate matter. However, with palliative medicine recognized officially as a sub-specialty, this has become less of a problem.

If there are others with additional information, please let us know.

best,
mike
Michael W. Rabow, MD, UCSF Palliative Care Leadership Center

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