Home Health for Post-Op Patients

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Hello Group--

Our hospital system is looking at trialing the use of HH for patients who

undergo outpatient procedures such as ACL, RCR, Labral Repair etc...

instead of keeping them overnight in the hospital. Most of our physicians

do these procedures on an outpatient basis and they begin outpatient

therapy right away, however this isn't the case with all of our

physicians. They are asking for us to have nursing see the patient the

evening of surgery either at their homes or in a hotel if live outside of

our service area and then having both nursing and PT see the patient the

next morning and another therapy visit the second day post-op. Has anyone

had any experience with this type of a process and if so did insurance

reimburse for these services. The age range for most of these patients

will be 15-45 and only a small percentage Medicare. Any input would be

appreciated.

Thanks,

Tara Shank

Bellin Hospital