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Although you may receive reimbursement from your insurance company for some or all of the cost of care, you must identify who will provide payment at the time of service. Most of my patients prefer automatic e-check payments which is the easiest way to pay for sessions for my patients as well as myself but I also accept cash, or check and I keep a credit card on file as a backup.
If you choose to not utilize the auto pay, please bring the cash or check(s) to each appointment. Please complete the attached credit card authorization form for at least one credit card, which will be keep on file as a back-up to ensure payment for services.
1. Your insurance plan: Most HMO plans do not provide any out-of-network benefits and will not reimburse you for my services. PPO plans are more likely to provide an out-of-network benefit and to reimburse you for some of the cost of your care.
2. The patient’s diagnoses, if any: Insurance companies provide more mental health coverage for certain diagnoses, called “parity” diagnoses.
3. The number of mental health services received: Many insurance plans will only reimburse for a certain number of mental health services (particularly psychotherapy visits) per year. Once that number is exceeded, they will not reimburse for any additional visits.
4. The type of service provided: For billing and insurance purposes, each health care visit is given one or more “procedure codes” that describe the services provided during the visit. For example, a psychotherapy appointment that lasts for 45 minutes and does not involve any medication management will generally be given the code 90806. The charge for each visit depends on the type of services provided during the visit, as described by the visit’s procedure code(s). Likewise, the amount of money your insurance company reimburses you for a visit will depend on the visit’s procedure code(s).
5. Submission of a reimbursement request form: You must submit a request to your insurance company asking for reimbursement. Each insurance company’s process for requesting reimbursement is slightly different. If you would like your insurance company to reimburse you, you should visit your insurance company’s website or contact them to learn how to request reimbursement. Most insurance companies have a form you can download from their website, complete, and submit to them to request reimbursement. When you submit your reimbursement request, you must include proof that you received services. I can provide you that proof in the form of a specialized health care services receipt, called a Superbill. If you would like to submit a request for reimbursement to your insurance company for a service provided to you by Linslee Egan, M.D., please ask me to give you a Superbill for that service. *
Email: Email is not a private form of communication, but is more like a postcard that can be viewed by anyone with access to certain areas of the internet. Email should not be used for urgent or emergent matters, as your doctor may not check email frequently enough to respond in a timely manner. Email may be used to address routine issues only (e.g. appointment times, routine follow-up inquiries, questions about prescriptions, medication refills, referrals, billing questions). If email is used, please note the following:
1) All clinically relevant emails regarding care with Linslee Egan, M.D. will be included in the patient’s medical record.
2) If you have not received a response within 48 hours to an email you sent to your doctor, please phone your doctor directly to follow-up.
3) Either you or your doctor may request via email or letter to discontinue using email as a means of communication.
Text Messaging: Your doctor may use a work cell phone that receives and sends text messages. Text messaging is to be used for routine issues only (e.g. appointment times, routine follow-up inquiries, questions about prescriptions, medication refills, referrals, billing questions). Text messaging should not be used for urgent or emergent matters, as your doctor may not check texts frequently enough to respond in a timely manner. If text messaging is used, please note the following:
1) All clinically relevant text message content regarding care with Linslee Egan, M.D. will be included in the patient’s medical record.
2) If you have not received a response within 24 hours to a text message you sent to your doctor, please phone your doctor directly to follow-up.
3) Either you or your doctor may request in writing to discontinue using text messaging as a means of communication.
DISCLAIMER: Linslee Egan, M.D. is not responsible for electronic communications that are lost due to technical failures. Although I have implemented reasonable technical safeguards, I cannot and do not guarantee the privacy, security, or confidentiality of electronic communications. Due to the nature of electronic communications, there is a potential that emails and/or text messages may be intercepted, altered, forwarded, or read by others. You should not communicate electronically with your doctor if any of the foregoing presents a concern to you.
I acknowledge that I have read and fully understand this consent form and that I voluntarily request the use of electronic communications with Linslee Egan, M.D. *