Description
Patient care hinges in part on adequate and timely information exchange between treating providers. Referral and reply letters are common means by which doctors and nurse practitioners exchange information pertinent to patient care. Ensuring that letters meet the needs of letter recipients saves time for clinicians and patients, reduces unnecessary repetition of diagnostic investigations, and helps to avoid patient dissatisfaction and loss of confidence in medical practitioners.
As a Nurse Practitioner (NP) you will need to know the difference between a consultation and a referral for treatment, when ordering and when carrying out consultations or referrals.
#1) Describe what is a consultation in detail
A consultation is a request for opinion or advice, so that the requestor can manage the patient. A consultation is billed under one of the consultation codes listed in Physicians' Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) (99241-99245 for outpatient of office consultations). If the NP is the consultant, the NP should document the request for a consultation, the reason for the consult, and the NP's evaluation and recommendations.
When an NP requests a consultation from another provider, the N P should request "consultation" on the referral form, rather than “referring.”
#1B) Writing Assignment: Consult: Write up a consult request and include all key elements.
Ms. Perez has been referred to Ms. Wilson FNP-C,APRN, MSN for consultation regarding eczema unresponsive to treatment in the past six months.
Document the evaluation and recommendations for how Ms. Wilson FNP-C,APRN,MSN should deal with the consultation request and bill a consultation code.
#2) Describe what is a Referral in detail
A referral is made when the referring provider wants to turn the management of the patient over to the referred-to provider, at least for the current complaint.
When a NP refers a patient, the NP should state on the referral form that the NP is "referring the patient for evaluation and treatment." The referred-to provider will bill an evaluation and management code, rather than a consultation code.
#2) Writing Assignment: Referral: Write up a referral request and include all key elements.
As an NP and Ms. Perez primary care provider, you decide to refer her to Dr. Owens a dermatologist for evaluation and treatment regarding eczema unresponsive to treatment in the past six months.
1. Document your referral to Dr. Owens
2. Document the evaluation and recommendations for how Dr. Owens should deal with the referral and bill a referral code.
Written Paper (Microsoft Word doc): minimum 1500 words using 6th edition APA formatting. Use at least 5 citations from journals within the last 5 years
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Running Head: Medical consultation and referral for a patient with eczema
Medical consultation and referral for a patient with eczema
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Introduction
In medicine, the health of a patient is dependent on the timely and sufficient exchange of
information among healthcare providers. This is done through the release of the information
department in every hospital under the HIPAA guidelines. The most common types of
information exchange are through referral and reply letters. A medical consultation refers to the
process of seeking advice from a practitioner to another professional in order to get their opinion
about managing a patient’s condition (Story, 2017). Usually, the practitioner seeking advice
documents the request for a consultation, including the reason for making the consult as well as
the practitioner’s evaluations of the patient’s medical condition and recommendations. A medical
referral is the transfer of the management of a patient’s condition from one health professional to
another, who is a specialist in the given condition for diagnosis and treatment of the current
complaint of the patient. This paper discusses the description of medical consultation and referral
and writes a medical consultation and referral letter and code for Ms Perez who suffers from
eczema.
Eczema
An eczema is a group of diseases that cause skin infections that result in skin inflammation.
Eczema is also known as dermatitis. It usually affects children but is also present in adults. In
2015, eczema was estimated to affect 247 million people globally with atopic dermatitis being
the most common cause of eczema. Eczema affects nearly a quarter of the U.S. population.
Eczema is caused by allergic contact dermatitis, irritant contact dermati...
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