Last Name Email Specialty 1. The additional cost of the patient's visit to the specialist. The capabilities and expertise of the specialists on the referral panel. If a patient chooses a course of treatment that is covered by the plan, but the physician does not think it is the best option, and a poor outcome ensues, the physician is immune from liability. If the managed care plan does not cover treatments that the physician thinks would benefit a patient, then the physician is not obligated to mention those in the informed consent discussion.
Documentation is important regardless of the model of health care.
The physician met certain quality requirements of the plan, such as recommending and obtaining screening tests. In reaching a differential diagnosis, the physician considered the worst case scenario that a patient's symptoms could present. All of the above.