State medicaid has no idea what's going on

We are reducing capacity at our small hospital affiliated outpatient clinic due to providers leaving. Hospital admin talked with Medicaid because we're stuck sending many patients back to PCPs. Medicaid gave the hospital a list of all the Medicaid psychiatrists/nps in the region.... Half the list was social workers or psychologists. 45% were inpatient only doctors, retired doctors, people who've moved away, or locums who previously covered inpatient only but are now gone. The other 5%... Read more
Source: Student Doctor Network - Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: Tags: Psychiatry Source Type: forums