A Cancer specialty clinic sees patients for care/treatment for Cancer at their clinic.
These same patients often have other comorbidities where they are treated in the ER and or Inpatient stays at the hospital located on the same campus.
Scenario:
-The Clinic Physician, who is not a hospitalist, treats a cancer patient at their (outpatient) clinic.
-The same patient ends up being admitted to the hospital for an unrelated condition.
-Because of the Cancer/Diagnosis the pt. has, the hospital staff physicians are not specialized to treat these patients.
-Due to this, our Clinic Physician will be called to manage the patient’s cancer while they are inpatient at the hospital.
-Our Clinic Physician will dictate progress notes and sometimes a Discharge summary for the patient.
-Our Clinic Physician’s progress note(s)/discharge summary will sometimes be directed at care of the pt’s cancer. Other times, the Clinic Physician will treat the (non cancer related) current condition(s) the pt. has.
I’ve looked at the guidelines but I’m a bit confused on this.
Anyone care to comment?
Thank you!