[Dysphagia] Outpatient FEES

[pressmah at sjhmc.org (Pressman, Hilda)]

In NJ a physician who has been trained in endoscopy must be in the building and available  This makes it easy in a hospital but very difficult in a nursing home

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[mailto:dysphagia-bounces at dysphagia.com]On Behalf Of robert newman
Sent: Saturday, April 28, 2007 1:06 PM
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Subject: [Dysphagia] Outpatient FEES


 

I have been working with a few SLPs who recently completed a course on FEES.
They were told that an SLP could pass a scope in an acute care setting
without a physician present in the room, however, a physician must be
present during an outpatient procedure. The reasoning was that it would be a
given that there are physicians in hospitals, but not necessarily in
outpatient clinics all the time. Their presenters reported that this was a
recent Medicare change for reimbursement, maybe in the past year. 

 

I did try to get on the Medicare website, but my internet navigational
skills are not the best and so I could not find anything, if it was there.
Does anyone know anything about this? Any information would be helpful.

 

Thanks in advance,

 

Kelly L. Newman, CCC-SLP

Columbus, Ohio

 

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