Guest guest Posted March 10, 2004 Report Share Posted March 10, 2004 Mike, I am looking for information regarding emergency transfers inititiated by the nursing home themselves. We seem to be having a problem with nursing homes calling private services for emergency patients. I am looking for a solution to this problem so that everyone involved benefits. Thanks Peggy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 10, 2004 Report Share Posted March 10, 2004 Mike: I have yet to see a nursing home transfer initiated by a nursing home itself. Usually, it is some nurse who works there. But, most nursing homes are brick and mortar and can't remember the number for 911. Smartass Bledsoe, DO, FACEP Midlothian, TX Ours is a useful trade, a worthy calling: with all its lightness and frivolity it has one serious purpose, one aim, one specialty, and it is constant to it--the deriding of shams, the exposure of pretentious falsities, the laughing of stupid superstitions out of existence; and that whoso is by instinct engaged in this sort of warfare is the natural enemy of royalties, nobilities, privileges and all kindred swindles, and the natural friend of human rights and human liberties. -Mark Twain Don't miss EMStock 2004! http://www.emstock.com Re: Policy Sharing Mike, I am looking for information regarding emergency transfers inititiated by the nursing home themselves. We seem to be having a problem with nursing homes calling private services for emergency patients. I am looking for a solution to this problem so that everyone involved benefits. Thanks Peggy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 10, 2004 Report Share Posted March 10, 2004 Private services get contracts with SNF to transport their non-emergent patient to the hospital..like foleys, g-tubes, etc. But, Nursing Home nurses forgot or DO NOT KNOW how to triage Patients.. --- Bledsoe wrote: > Mike: > > I have yet to see a nursing home transfer initiated > by a nursing home > itself. Usually, it is some nurse who works there. > But, most nursing homes > are brick and mortar and can't remember the number > for 911. > > > > Smartass > > > Bledsoe, DO, FACEP > Midlothian, TX > > Ours is a useful trade, a worthy calling: with all > its lightness and > frivolity it has one serious purpose, one aim, one > specialty, and it is > constant to it--the deriding of shams, the exposure > of pretentious > falsities, the laughing of stupid superstitions out > of existence; and that > whoso is by instinct engaged in this sort of warfare > is the natural enemy of > royalties, nobilities, privileges and all kindred > swindles, and the natural > friend of human rights and human liberties. > -Mark Twain > > Don't miss EMStock 2004! > http://www.emstock.com > > Re: Policy Sharing > > Mike, > > I am looking for information regarding emergency > transfers inititiated by > the nursing home themselves. > We seem to be having a problem with nursing homes > calling private services > for emergency patients. > I am looking for a solution to this problem so that > everyone involved > benefits. > > Thanks > Peggy > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been > removed] > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 10, 2004 Report Share Posted March 10, 2004 I know that in a couple of cities that I have worked in, the city provider contract stated that only a franchised provider could do the transport. One question that you may want to look at is if the city only allows one company to do transport in the city, how is that fair to the pt or facility having to pay the bill. If it is non- emergeny shouldn't the pt have the right to choose their service provider? It seems that the service can bill any amount and bill the pt/responsible party what their insurance doesn't cover. Just my thoughts. Corey Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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