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Hi Nancy,
At our program we do not get written consent forms signed nor do we
go to the hospital later and get anything signed. We mainly work off of
"Implied consent", this has served us well for over 20 yrs. We fill out
a "Medical Necessity form" and this has proven valuable in recouping payment
from insurance companies. We had two cases in the past few years were people
had claimed that they did not want to or did not need to be flown, but
we won both causes and received payment for both as well. This may not
be the best way to do it but it works for our area. I think it has to do
with good documentation, everything is spelled out in the chart. We do
this for all scene calls and hospital transfers.
Nancy Hunter wrote:
Hi
all, Just wondering
what others are doing in regards to getting consent forms (for transport)
from scene patients....Are you required to get them? If so, how and when
are you having patients sign them? If you are not required to get them,
why? Thanks Nancy
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