Doing a +1 year for DOs and OMM?

[Dr JPH]

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Hey all.

I am interested in emergency medicine but would like to have a practice on the side, or work in a practice, where I offer OMM to patients a few days per month. I want the additional income and really enjoy the aspect of being in NMM...OMM...whatever they want to call it now.

Is anyone familiar with how the +1 year works?

Has anyone done this?

Does anyone know of someone who is/has?

Do I NEED to even do the +1 year to have a practice outside the hospital doing something other than my residency training? I would think in order to become BC and to have insurance that covers me I would need to be BC in OMM as well as EM.

Any comments, thoughts, or advice is greatly appreciated.

THANKS!

Go Eagles!

JPH

 

[drusso]

Unless you really feel like your hand skills are shabby, a plus one OMM-NMS residency is a waste of time. It won't help you with billing or reimbursement because OMM is included in the scope of practice of every licensed D.O.--radiologists and pathologists included!

If I were you I'd just stay involved and up to date with OMM via the AAO, continuing medical education, etc. One of the best OMM practitioners I know is a MD who took all his OMM training via continuing medical education courses.

 

[Teufelhunden]

Originally posted by drusso
Unless you really feel like your hand skills are shabby, a plus one OMM-NMS residency is a waste of time.

I concur. My OMM preceptor did an OMM fellowship, which was basically just a jr. faculty position...lots of administration of the OMM curriculum for students and residents.

 

[Dr JPH]

Excellent! Thanks for the responses.

I'm still interested in talking to someone out there with a practice setup like I described...anyone?

 

[diesel]

I think in order to get reimbursed from insurance, you need to complete the traditional rotating internship year. Does anyone know if this is true?

 

[Dr JPH]

I think that's only true in the "5 states".

Anyone know for sure?

 

[drusso]

Originally posted by diesel
I think in order to get reimbursed from insurance, you need to complete the traditional rotating internship year. Does anyone know if this is true?

Nope. Not true. OMT is CPT coded procedure and somatic dysfunction is a ICD coded diagnosis. MD's can diagnose somatic dysfunction and get paid for OMT.

ACOFP OMT coding

AOA Coding Tips

Dr. Feely Coding Tips

Blueshield of Texas OMT reimbursement policy

 

[raptor5]

Evan (Dr. Nicholas) has a side practice outside of teaching. Although that is his specialty.

 

[Dr JPH]

Originally posted by raptor5
Evan (Dr. Nicholas) has a side practice outside of teaching. Although that is his specialty.

Dr. Nicholas does indeed have an OMM practice. His 'side job' would actually be teaching at PCOM.