Documenting clinicopathologic consultations.
The role of the clinical pathologist as a provider of services reimbursable under Medicare Part B is increasingly being challenged. This article reports how a group of pathologists is successfully providing consultations that meet the guidelines of Medicare and the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Hospitals.
D002641:Chicago; D006745:Hospital Bed Capacity, 300 to 499; D006278:Medicare / Q000191:economics*; D010338:Pathology, Clinical / Q000191:economics*; D012017:Referral and Consultation