Keep track of referring physicians.New patients are the fuel for a thriving thrive intr.v. thrived or throve , thrived or thriv·en , thriv·ing, thrives 1. To make steady progress; prosper. 2. practice. You should keep track of which physician sent each new patient to you, the reason for the referral, and the nature of the patient's insurance coverage. Computer software can generate a report that will allow you to identify key referring physicians (figure). It will also tell you what the referrers think you handle best and don't don't 1. Contraction of do not. 2. Nonstandard Contraction of does not. n. A statement of what should not be done: a list of the dos and don'ts. handle at all. For example, perhaps they are not aware that you treat allergies Allergies Definition Allergies are abnormal reactions of the immune system that occur in response to otherwise harmless substances. Description Allergies are among the most common of medical disorders. or sell hearing aids Hearing Aids Definition A hearing aid is a device that can amplify sound waves in order to help a deaf or hard-of-hearing person hear sounds more clearly. . Because they already think you do a good job, there is nothing wrong with letting them know about all the services you provide. Your office staff should know as much about referring physicians as possible. You should keep a complete list of contact information, including cell phone numbers, home phone numbers, fax numbers, and e-mail addresses See Internet address. e-mail address - electronic mail address . You should also record exactly how each referrer wants you to send information back to them.
Figure. The names of referring physicians should be included with basic
patient information.
New Patients Scheduled
Based On Appointments Created Between: OCTOBER 1, 2003 12:00:00 am
-OCTOBER 31, 2003 11:59:00 pm
Scheduled Appt
Date Date Status Patient/City
EAST OFFICE
10/07/03 10/09/03 Complete Ruth A, Indnpls
10/09/03 10/09/03 Complete Tom S, Indnpls
10/10/03 10/10/03 Complete Joe M, Indnpls
10/13/03 10/13/03 Complete Mary B, Indnpls
10/14/03 10/14/03 Complete Mike L, Anderson
10/16/03 10/17/03 Complete Mary T, Maxwell
10/16/03 10/17/03 Complete Lisa T, Greenfield
10/16/03 10/17/03 Complete John R, Indnpls
10/28/03 10/28/03 Complete Sam S, Indnpls
10/30/03 11/06/03 Complete Jim J, Indnpls
10/30/03 11/06/03 Complete Todd H, Indnpls
Location Total: 11
NORTH OFFICE
10/15/03 10/15/03 Complete Rose R, Indnpls
10/21/03 10/22/03 Resched. Mary N, Carmel
10/28/03 10/29/03 Complete Sally B, Indnpls
10/28/03 10/29/03 Complete Linda Z, Indnpls
10/28/03 10/29/03 Cancelled Mark G, Greenfield
10/31/03 11/05/03 Cancelled John W, Indnpls
10/31/03 11/05/03 Cancelled Rich P, Indnpls
Location Total: 7
Total Appointment Count: 18
Scheduled Referring
Date Appointment Note Insurer Dr.
EAST OFFICE
10/07/03 PND New pt. MC/Federal BCBS Rich L
10/09/03 Hearing loss Medicare Part B
10/10/03 Ruptured ear, bloody
drainage Medicare Part B Steve U
10/13/03 Upper respiratory New
pt. MC/Indiana
Comprehensive
10/14/03 Poss broken nose from
a fall Indiana Health John G
10/16/03 BMT Sagamore(SA001)
10/16/03 Needs BMT Anthem (AN095)
10/16/03 T&A Anthem (AN095) Jane D
10/28/03 Ears cleaned out Medicare Part B
10/30/03 Sore throat New pt. Iron Workers Bob O
10/30/03 Sinusitis New pt. Iron Workers Bob O
Location Total: 11
NORTH OFFICE
10/15/03 Poss allergy Anthem (AN095)
10/21/03 Recurrent pansinusitis
New pt. Medicare Part B Thomas C
10/28/03 Sinusitis New pt. Medicare Part B John D
10/28/03 Ear infections, poss
tubes New pt. Aetna (AE213) Barb B
10/28/03 Allergies New pt. Aetna (AE213)
10/31/03 Polyp in sinus last
seen 99 Medicare Part B Thomas C
10/31/03 Polyp in sinus New pt. Sagamore
Location Total: 7
Total Appointment Count: 18
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