cost of treatment Archives - Gateway Psychiatric

Invisible Work for New Patient Consultations

Peter Forster — Sun, 10 Dec 2017 21:19:08 +0000

New patient consultations at Gateway are expensive, in large part because of the hidden or invisible work that takes place as part of the consultation process. The table below contrasts the visible work, which is contained in the two sessions with clinicians, to the hidden work done by clinical and nonclinical staff in order to make those two in person ...

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We Are Not “In Network” Providers

Peter Forster — Thu, 23 Mar 2017 21:46:50 +0000

Gateway Psychiatric Services is not an “in network” provider of care. Many of the patients we see get reimbursement for their care here, but this depends on the specific insurance plan and how it handles out-of-network claims. The most generous plans seem to be provided by larger “tech” companies which often have very generous out-of-network coverage. It is important to ...

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Medicare at GPS – Update 2022

Peter Forster — Wed, 30 Sep 2015 23:25:49 +0000

This is a fourth post to update our Medicare status. It is an update of the post from 2017. Provider Status and Volunteer Teaching at UCSF As of October 2015, Dr. Forster is no longer “opted out” from Medicare. This change was necessary for him to continue to serve as a volunteer clinical faculty member supervising residents in the Bipolar ...

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