They are correct in that Medicare requires the patient to be under a comprehensive plan of care for diabetes. If the primary care physician or their PA or NP is referring the patient to an endocrinologist for treatment of their DM, then the PCP is correct. You need to coordinate with the endocrinologist’s office.
My patient’s internist refuses to agree/attest to my documentation. They say they are not treating the patient’s diabetes, and I should communicate with the patient’s endocrinologist. What should I do?
They are correct in that Medicare requires the patient to be under a comprehensive plan of care for diabetes. If the primary care physician or their PA or NP is referring the patient to an endocrinologist for treatment of their DM, then the PCP is correct. You need to coordinate with the endocrinologist’s office.
My patient’s internist refuses to agree/attest to my documentation. They say they are not treating the patient’s diabetes, and I should communicate with the patient’s endocrinologist. What should I do?