Minutes Team Meeting June 19, 2013: Difference between revisions

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#[[p:Debbie Page-Newton]] Requested to have the stats for the number of bed days/beds saved as a result of the [[:Category:OverstayProject | OverstayProject]]. It would also be beneficial if someone could figure out what that translates to in terms of actual dollars and cents saved. I think that generally people can relate to, and are more impressed by the amount of money saved.

===[[Palliative ~~Care~~]] ===

=== [[Palliative care]] ===

#as per [[Linda Hathout]] & [[p:Dr. Dan Roberts]] the [[Media:Discharge Planning Screening Tool.pdf | DPST]], should done for palliative care patients, and a color should be generated. (not sure what the final color was decided if GREEN or YELLOW? It was Green by [[p:Dr. Dan Roberts]] first email.

#*I could be wrong; my understanding is the color could be either green or yellow and coded according to the color generated by the algorithm.--[[User: Ppiche | Pamela Piche]]

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#**'''EXCEPTION: Palliative care and DC TX: if demise is imminent and anticipated within 24-36 hrs of unit admission then DO NOT complete''' the [[Media:Discharge Planning Screening Tool.pdf | DPST]].

#***one cannot estimate or make a judgement that a patient will for certain, die within 24-36 hrs, therefore fill out form as best you can if not certain. If died and form was filled out, patient will be excluded from analysis and any work associated with discharge planning; well, there won't be any.

#*PROPOSED: Add a '''subcode''' to code 90400 [[Palliative ~~Care~~]]

#*PROPOSED: Add a '''subcode''' to code 90400 [[Palliative care]]

#**90401 Palliative Care - demise imminent within 24-36 hrs

#*Collector must make sure that any patient admitted as Palliative or becomes Palliative after being admitted to your unit, you must include this code in your DX slots in [[CCMDB.mdb]] where appropriate.

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 #[[p:Debbie Page-Newton]] Requested to have the stats for the number of bed days/beds saved as a result of the [[:Category:OverstayProject | OverstayProject]]. It would also be beneficial if someone could figure out what that translates to in terms of actual dollars and cents saved. I think that generally people can relate to, and are more impressed by the amount of money saved.
-===[[Palliative Care]] ===
+=== [[Palliative care]] ===
 #as per [[Linda Hathout]] & [[p:Dr. Dan Roberts]] the [[Media:Discharge Planning Screening Tool.pdf | DPST]], should done for palliative care patients, and a color should be generated. (not sure what the final color was decided if GREEN or YELLOW?  It was Green by [[p:Dr. Dan Roberts]] first email.
 #*I could be wrong; my understanding is the color could be either green or yellow and coded according to the color generated by the algorithm.--[[User: Ppiche | Pamela Piche]]
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 #**'''EXCEPTION: Palliative care and DC TX:  if demise is imminent and anticipated within 24-36 hrs of unit admission then DO NOT complete''' the [[Media:Discharge Planning Screening Tool.pdf | DPST]].
 #***one cannot estimate or make a judgement that a patient will for certain, die within 24-36 hrs, therefore fill out form as best you can if not certain.  If died and form was filled out, patient will be excluded from analysis and any work associated with discharge planning; well, there won't be any.
-#*PROPOSED: Add a '''subcode''' to code 90400 [[Palliative Care]]
+#*PROPOSED: Add a '''subcode''' to code 90400 [[Palliative care]]
 #**90401 Palliative Care - demise imminent within 24-36 hrs
 #*Collector must make sure that any patient admitted as Palliative or becomes Palliative after being admitted to your unit, you must include this code in your DX slots in [[CCMDB.mdb]] where appropriate.