Reimbursement profile of a private toxicology practice

Authors :: Leikin, Jerrold B.
Vogel, Stephen
Samo, Daniel
Stevens, Pamela
Walter, Frank G.
Source :: Clinical Toxicology. April, 2006, Vol. 44 Issue 3, p261, 5 p.
Publication Year :: 2006
Abstract: This article presents two years of billing and collection data for a bedside toxicology consultation service. The collections rate was 34% or $26.19 per hour of consultative time. There was an inverse correlation between collection rates and patient acuity. Keywords Toxicology economics; Reimbursement<br />INTRODUCTION Very few board certified medical toxicologists are engaged in the private practice of medical toxicology. Furthermore, little has been published regarding the medical economics of the private practice of [...]