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Department of Orthopaedic Surgery
Financial Information: About Our Fees
Dear Patient:
Your fee is based on the time your surgeon spends with you during your visit, the complexity
of your medical condition, and any treatment that is provided. But proper attention to your
care also requires that the surgeon or members of his staff spend additional time beyond that
which we spend with you in the office. Such time may be used to:
- Create or maintain your permanent medical record.
- Review current x-ray or scan reports, compare them with reports of previous scans, and, when
the studies are abnormal, consult with the radiologist.
- Prepare and mail consultation reports to referring or consulting physicians and other health
care providers.
- Prepare referral letters to additional specialists, as needed.
- Prepare patient education materials.
- Conduct medical research relevant to your case.
- Communicate with pharmacies about your prescriptions.
- Complete insurance applications and claim forms.
- Conduct utilization review negotiations with insurance companies.
- Draft letters of medical necessity to obtain medical services, instruments, or prescriptions
that you need.
- Arrange for hospital admissions and follow-up consultations with nurses, physicians, and house
staff.
- Draft reports and forms, including home health care orders and nursing facility orders.
All these activities add to our cost of doing business. Still, we are committed to providing you
the best possible care at the lowest cost. We hope this explanation of our fees has been helpful.
With you, our patient, we look forward to a lasting and healthy relationship.
Sincerely,
Boston University Orthopaedic Surgical Associates, Inc.
The Department of Orthopaedic Surgery
Boston Medical Center
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