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>Does anyone have any experience of patient's with a TKR being D/C'd
from
>hospital 23 hours post Sx? A consultant to our home health agency is
working
>on a home based nursing and rehab program to sell to the managed care
bunch
>that will support a pt with this early a D/C. The consultant thinks
that there
>is a program on the west coast and possibly one out east. She also
believes
>that there is a pilot program going on locally. So far though we have
not seen
>any printed references to these types of programs. Any input from
anyone would
>be most appreciated.
>
>Fran PT
>
We just learned in a teleconference regarding changes in skilled units,
that an early dismissal from the hospital may have an impact on
reimbursement to the hospital and to the receiving entity. You may want
to find out whether or not this is true. Wow, I can't imagine any of
our total knees leaving that soon.
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