i was seen for 15 minutes complaned to work cover and they sent me back and i was seen for 30 minutes some of the report was made up of reports of my fathers which were taken aproxamatly 6 days after my visit, i think he did a poor job, and he also lies in the report as in clothes i had on, which were differnt colours to the ones i had on, he said he took my whieght and hieght, he didnt ect ect. is there any code of ethects or does any one if this is the done thing or not, the time factor of assesment is my main consern, as i have had severe psoriasis and psoriatic aurthritis for aprox 12 years, and i rarely leave the house and he thinks that i have nothing wrong with me, as depresion go's.
2006-09-24 22:09:43 · 5 answers · asked by darryn 1 in Health ➔ Mental Health
For a psy the normal is for the intial evaul 90801 is 45- to an hr, the follow up's med checks 90862 are 5-15 min , Call your insurance comanys claims dept see what code the billed for, and if it does not match, make a complaint!!!
2006-09-25 06:57:19 · answer #1 · answered by mystictopazchick 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I used to work for work care drs (although not psychiatric drs they were for physical problems) however they would see a patent for about an hour and would then write a letter about 6 pages long on each patient.
I have myself had a work issue that I had to see a psychiatrist he saw me for about half an hour and then wrote a report saying there was nothing wrong with me and anything wrong with me had nothing to do with work after that I found out in Australia it is hard to get a psychiatric case believed the first time round someitmes you have to appeal a couple of times before your taken seriously and if people have depression and anxiety like me how many are really going to go through all that over and over - they more often than not just leave their jobs saving the company money. I was lucky in that the company I worked for at the time was sympathetic and helped me back to work in a job I could do.
2006-09-25 05:23:50 · answer #2 · answered by ♥Kazz♥ 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Get a second opinion, and when you go in for an evaluation, write down everything from what you have on to your symptoms, documentation is the best, and make a copy for yourself, assessments can take as little as 15 minutes, they are taking your money, and you have a right to take up more than that quarter of an hour. I have had doctors, after a ten minute review, make a report that was all screwed up, because they are writing down only the basics, and afterward, making the reports, they tend to forget "details". Document!
2006-09-25 05:20:52 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
My first visit to a therapist was 30mins..
But I don't have any Workcover needs. ?? maybe its a money scam, it probably isn't,
get a second opinion..
2006-09-25 05:14:51 · answer #4 · answered by bringerofinjustice 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
my first evaluation/assessment took three weeks!!! and they are still trying to figure out what to do! don't worry, i thinks its normal, but i could be wrong!
2006-09-25 06:20:50 · answer #5 · answered by Bethany 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋