Can the hospital obtain authorization in the event of an additional or urgent test?
A.10. In the event that the physician performing the imaging service believes that an additional test is necessary, he/she may call for precertification. In fact, he/she becomes the ordering physician. If this occurs, he/she should also notify the patients physician of the additional test, as a matter of courtesy and appropriate medical procedure. If the test is being conducted after NIA business hours, Mon – Fri, 7:00 a.m. 7 p.m. CST, the physician should proceed with the additional test and notify NIA and the original ordering physician on the next business day or within 48 hours.
