Assignment task: What You Can Do to Help Your Uninsured Patients
This article delves into the things that practitioners can do for patients without insurance. It is vital for the practice to not engage in treatment for which it will not be re-imbursed while at the same time attempting to meet the needs of patients through the options that are available to them.
Establishing appropriate avenues for treatment for patients who are uninsured is required of any provider. At the same time, providers need to be reimbursed for the services they provide. This web page clearly points out the steps that auxiliary health professionals can take as they work with patience. Making certain there is no insurance, looking at alternative funding sources (patient assistance programs), considering cash payment options, proper medication management, and charting appropriately are all important. Read the article on the website, consider your other resources and then answer the questions below.
Questions
Q1. What options are available to a patient who does not have insurance or whose insurance does not cover the full costs of a procedure?
Q2. What options are available to the medical office to support patients who either don't have insurance or for which insurance won't approve indicated treatment?
Q3. How are these situations reflected in the medical record?