ALERT!!
NEW FEATURE AVAILABLE – CHECK IT OUT: There is a new SHOW MARKUP button that allows you to view the manuals in a whole new way. Show or hide revisions in a section; the choice is yours. Go to any page within the manuals and use the new button now!
The Managed Care Support (MCS) Manuals (T-3) for contracts prior to 07/21/2016 are now superseded and can be found in the "Superseded" portion (indicated by a red banner) of each T-17 manuals' web page.
Evaluation And Management
Chapter 2
Section 2.2
Inpatient
Concurrent Care
Issue Date: March 3, 1992
Revision:
1.0 DESCRIPTION
Concurrent care exists when
services more extensive than consultative services are provided
by more than one individual professional provider during the same
period of time.
2.0 POLICY
If, during the same admission,
a beneficiary receives care from more than one individual professional
provider, the services of the providers may be covered if the beneficiary’s
condition is of sufficient severity to justify the concurrent care.
- END -