Go-Live is February 3rd.
Background
CMS (rule 1599-F) now requires that ALL admissions of patients requiring a LOS > 2 midnights be authorized/approved (co-signed) by the attending physician. At a minimum, this co-signature must be done prior to the patient being discharged.
Workflow
Providers will continue to enter the Request Patient Bed order to admit a patient. The options under ‘Patient Status’ will be expanded to accommodate the needs of the CMS rules. For providers who do not have admitting privileges, the attending physician field will continue to be a required field that must be addressed.
Click the BLUE link below for the tutorial.
