Practice Management

​​For anyone using a nighthawk, and allowing the nighthawk Dr. to do the actual reading of the x-ray exams. Night Hawk would charge for the professional component since they were the one reading the exams, correct? Our Dr's are not wanting to do any over reads of what the Night Hawk Dr's read. So Nighthawk Dr's would get to charge for the professional fee and we would pay the Nighthawks to read also.  Any help would be appreciated.

Thanks

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Melissa Wissler
Office Manager
Richmond Radiologists, Inc.
Richmond IN
(765)966-2929
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Original Message:
Sent: 4/26/2021 11:44:00 AM
From: Melissa Wissler
Subject: NightHawk

​​For anyone using a nighthawk, and allowing the nighthawk Dr. to do the actual reading of the x-ray exams. Night Hawk would charge for the professional component since they were the one reading the exams, correct? Our Dr's are not wanting to do any over reads of what the Night Hawk Dr's read. So Nighthawk Dr's would get to charge for the professional fee and we would pay the Nighthawks to read also.  Any help would be appreciated.

Thanks

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Melissa Wissler
Office Manager
Richmond Radiologists, Inc.
Richmond IN
(765)966-2929
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Original Message:
Sent: 4/26/2021 12:03:00 PM
From: Thomas Greeson
Subject: RE: NightHawk

Melissa,

 

The arrangement you describe involves your group taking reassignment from the nighthawk interpreting physicians. See CMS Transmittal 503 in place since 2014, attached.

 

Medicare suppliers are required to bill the correct MAC for reassigned services when they are paid under the MPFS. The billing entity must submit claims to the MAC that has jurisdiction over the geographic area where the services were rendered.

 

Thomas W. Greeson

703.517.0495 (cell)

tgreeson@reedsmith.com

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Office Telephone: 703 641 4242

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Original Message:
Sent: 4/26/2021 11:44:00 AM
From: Melissa Wissler
Subject: NightHawk

​​For anyone using a nighthawk, and allowing the nighthawk Dr. to do the actual reading of the x-ray exams. Night Hawk would charge for the professional component since they were the one reading the exams, correct? Our Dr's are not wanting to do any over reads of what the Night Hawk Dr's read. So Nighthawk Dr's would get to charge for the professional fee and we would pay the Nighthawks to read also.  Any help would be appreciated.

Thanks

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Melissa Wissler
Office Manager
Richmond Radiologists, Inc.
Richmond IN
(765)966-2929
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