Dear Patient,
As a patient with two or more chronic conditions, you may benefit from a new Medicare program that Lily Medical Group is offering to all patients. Our goal is to make sure you get the best care possible from everyone that is involved with your care. We can help coordinate your visits with other doctors facilities, labs, radiology, or other testing; We can talk to you on the phone about your symptoms, we can help you with your management of your medication and we provide you with a comprehensive care plan. Medicare will allow us to bill you for the services during any month that we provide at least 20 minutes of non-face-to-face care of you and your conditions. You must provide your consent to participate once a year.
Your assigned clinician incharge of your care is Dr. Kelly Darmody / Dr. Aron Adkins. Sometimes other staff from your practice will talk to you or handle issues related to care but please know that your assigned clinician will supervise all care provided by our staff or clinician who may be involved in your care.
You agree and consent to the following:
As needed, we will share your health information electronically with others involved in your care. Please rest assured that we continue comply with all laws related to the privacy security of your health information.
We will bill Medicare part B, or your advantage plan, for this chronic care management for you once a month. The fee for the services by Medicare is $59.7, of which your portion may very depending on if you have supplement insurance plan, (possibly zero dollars with some plans please verify with your supplement insurance company by calling the number on the back of your card) although you may or may not come into the office every month the account will reflect this charge and you will be responsible for payment. Our office will have a record of our time spent managing your care if you have ever have questions provided each month.
Only one physician can bill for the service for you. Please let us know if another physician has offered to provide you with the service, please let physician or our staff know if you're entered into some agreement with another physician/practice
You have the right to:
A comprehensive care plan from our practice to help you understand how to care for your conditions so that you can be as healthy as possible.
Discontinue the service at any time for any reason. Because your signature is required to end your chronic care management services, please ask our staff member for the CCM termination form.
Our goal to provide you with the best possible care possible, to keep you out of the hospital and minimize cause an inconvenience to you due to our unnecessary visit to doctors emergency room, labs or hospitals we know your time and your health is valuable and we hope that you will consider participation in the program with our practice.