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Hi, Patti, I don't disagree with the "leaving building=new account" when the patient has been inpatient. But we don't discharge all our outpatient account types, so we'd forever be liable for the patients. Our HIM Director says one account is fine for multiple visits on the same day because there is documentation to differentiate between the visits. And Dawn - the billing office can't see that it's two requisitions and collection times because that information normally doesn't flow into billing. Julia Julia F. Carter, CPAR Systems Analyst Revenue Management Colquitt Regional Medical Center 3131 South Main Street PO Box 40 Moultrie, GA 31776-0040 (229) 891-9133 Voice http://www.colquittregional.com Note: The information contained in this electronic message and any attachments may be privileged and confidential and protected from disclosure. If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient, or an employee or agent responsible for delivering this message to the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any reading, dissemination, distribution, copying, or other use of this communication or any of its attachments is strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please notify the sender immediately by replying to this message and deleting this message, any attachments, and all copies. -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Patti Markunas Sent: Friday, May 19, 2006 3:30 PM To: Schneider, Dawn; 'Cindy Wall'; 'Meditech L' Subject: Re: [MEDITECH-L] Billing Overlap Question All messages should be posted in plain text. HTML will be converted to attachments. The meditech-l web site is MTUsers.com ====================================== My two cents; From a Medical Records person..... Two accounts -- Two separate encounters -- Two separate records.. (with some exceptions, ie: RCR accounts, enter visit dates & times) My guidance to registration staff, if the patient leaves the building = new account needs to be created; It becomes a legal issue, if your records indicate that a patient is on your premises/is a patient, but is not.... the facility is liable for the patient from "admit date & time to discharge date & time". It is a billing requirement that the bills be combined.... Administrative & Medical Records requirement that two accounts be created.... Patti Markunas, RHIT, CCS Manager, Coding Washington County Hospital ----- Original Message ----- From: "Schneider, Dawn" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "'Cindy Wall'" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "'Meditech L'" <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, May 19, 2006 9:18 AM Subject: RE: [MEDITECH-L] Billing Overlap Question > All messages should be posted in plain text. HTML will be converted to > attachments. The meditech-l web site is MTUsers.com > ====================================== > > No, we definitley do not make two separate accounts. Can't the billing > office see if it is two requisitions and different collection times? > > Dawn > > -----Original Message----- > From: Cindy Wall [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Thursday, May 18, 2006 9:56 AM > To: 'Meditech L' > Subject: [MEDITECH-L] Billing Overlap Question > > All messages should be posted in plain text. HTML will be converted to > attachments. The meditech-l web site is MTUsers.com > ====================================== > > I'm posting this for our Business Office Manager > > > We have lots and lots of outpatient overlaps...(visits on the same day ). > If you have someone come for lab on a given day and the Dr. orders more lab > for the same day (same Dr. and diagnosis), do you register two accounts? > Medical records wants two so they can see the two vistis and the time of the > visits. Your help will be greatly appreciated. > > -- > Cindy Wall > Systems Analyst > Morehead Memorial Hospital > 117 East Kings Highway > Eden, North Carolina 27288 > (336)623-9711 ext. 2202 > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > _______________________________________________ > meditech-l mailing list > [email protected] > http://mtusers.com/mailman/listinfo/meditech-l > _______________________________________________ > meditech-l mailing list > [email protected] > http://mtusers.com/mailman/listinfo/meditech-l > > ***** CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE ***** This message contains confidential information and is intended only for the individual named. If you are not the named addressee you should not disseminate, distribute or copy this e-mail. Please notify the sender immediately by e-mail if you have received this e-mail by mistake and delete this e-mail from your system. _______________________________________________ meditech-l mailing list [email protected] http://mtusers.com/mailman/listinfo/meditech-l _______________________________________________ meditech-l mailing list [email protected] http://mtusers.com/mailman/listinfo/meditech-l
