Tail coverage help

[tristan03]

I am naive when it comes to details of tail coverage. Do I need tail coverage after leaving my current position if nothing was ever billed under me and I never signed off on any charts? Any input is appreciated.

 

Thanks

[rcdavis]

Were you a student only?

 

Did you practice as a PA, or we're you merely a scribe, or a data gatherer?

 

Did you perform any procedures ( suturing, I&D, lp,)?

 

Did you actually perform any physical exams in which a missed condition s houd have been noted?

 

Is you name on any chart?

 

If you said, did nothing, performed nothing involving direct patient care, if you actually never touched a patient, then you do not need a tail any more than a medical office assistant does.

 

If, however, on discovery, the fact of your presence and partaking in patient care can be discerned, then you better have a tail.

 

And a very good reason why your name does not appear on the chart.