Practice Management

Physician based practice

Diane – If my memory serves me - and the older I get I realize I do forget things – as a physician practice you need orders from the referring physician for everything that is done. The radiologist only has the "right" to alter an order in the hospital setting. So I would say that for each of the incidents you outlined that your team would need to communicate with the referring physician's practice and get an updated order.... If others have different insights please let us all know... Thanks

Wanted to touch base on this again – can we put on our scripts an option "per protocol" for contrast procedures with a disclaimer so we can eliminate so many call backs to our referring physicians?

Any input would be greatly appreciated! Thank you in advance.

Diane,

When we had our imaging center, we had a checkbox on our orders forms that read, "Contrast if indicated."  This was under both the MRI and CT sections of the order form.  This way the physician has ordered contrast, but we have the option to down-code the exam if the radiologist determines that contrast is not necessary.  We had a note for physicians that wanted the exam done they way it was ordered (i.e., do not do without contrast).  It did not eliminate calls to the referring office, but it does reduce them.

Thanks,

Brian Williams

Co-Administrator

Operations

Diagnostic Imaging Associates, Inc.

Have any groups issued ordering guides that include contrast protocols?   We're researching the idea to eliminate the call backs to referring physicians.

Any input is appreciated!

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Many of these questions and calls should be minimized with the implementation of CDS in January. Only 7 more months!

Warm regards,

Shannon Wilson, FRBMA

Practice Manager

Bay Imaging Consultants

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