Presented Abstracts from the Thirtieth Annual Education Conference of the National Society of Genetic Counselors (San Diego, CA, October 2011)
Year: 2011
Type: article
Abstract: Study systematically captured Genetic Counselor (GC) time per patient for patient-related activities (PRA) and direct patient care (DPC).Part I data, presented at the 2010 AEC, featured a coupled model, where every patient saw an MD and GC, only MDs billed, and both providers shared documentation.In Part II similar data was captured after transition to an uncoupled model where GCs document separately and bill using the 96040 CPT code.We studied what effect uncoupling visits had on GC time investment and which visit format led to greatest efficiency and revenue generation.For 3 months, GCs documented time invested in specific PRA and DPC per patient on the modified form developed by our centers cancer GCs used for Part I. Comparative analysis was performed by unpaired t-test and Fishers exact test.Data were collected for 168 patients: 70 traditional (GC present during MD exam/
Source: Journal of Genetic Counseling
Language: English
Subfield: Genetics
Domain: Life Sciences
Open Access status: bronze
OpenAlex ID: W1995237371