Medorizon Provides Tips on How Physicians Get Paid When on Vacation
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Physicians are you aware of your options when you are required to miss work due to illness, pregnancy, continuing education, or even vacation? Medorizon has been helping Physicians with reimbursements for over 25 years. If a physician needs to take a short leave or an extended absence there are options available to you. Locum Tenens and Reciprocal billing are two opportunities to continue revenue for the practice while away. To ensure correct coding documentation is key, using the Q6 or Q5 modifiers will identify the service that are performed by another professional. "While both are recognized by
1. Locum Tenens Billing: Locum tenens are substitute physicians who assist professional practices in the absence of a regular physician for reasons such as illness, pregnancy, vacation, or continuing medical education. The substitute physicians generally have no practice of their own and move to various facilities as needed.
2. Reciprocal Billing: Under reciprocal billing arrangements, a patient's absentee physician may submit a claim and receive payment for services arranged to be provided by a substitute physician on an occasional basis. The regular physician should identify the service as substitute physician services and bill with the Q5 modifier (service furnished by a substitute physician under a reciprocal billing arrangement). A reciprocal billing arrangement is typically an agreement among physicians that one will cover the others practice when the physician is absent. Reciprocal billing arrangements are usually informal, and
If your practice needs expert advice or services Medorizon has experience with both professional and facility billing. For many medical practices providing quality services to patients is easy--processing claims and getting reimbursement is the tedious part. Medorizon has grown to a 60-employee organization, reaching sales of several million dollars annually. Their staff manages the billing and collection process for hundreds of providers throughout
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