~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ This message is from PedTalk! To reply to the group, use "" ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Dogwood Ridge wrote: > Can you consult on your own patient? Tonight I was asked to see an infant > in the ER by the ER physician. A 2 month old febrile infant with a fever. > The ER physician covering this weekend is an internist and asked for my > consult. When I arrived in the ER I recognized the mom - having met her at > the 2 week checkup. I wrote a consult note and actually took over the care > of the infant. Now, can I charge it as a consult or just a plain ER visit. > Thanks. Kim Burlingham I use to work a lot in emergency rooms. I never asked a patient's physician to be "consulted" on his/her own private patient. However, I did provide emergent/urgent care in place of that patient's personal physician until the physician could arrive and assume that patient's care/admission/management... Andrew