Medicare Discharge,observation status & representative status: advise & help video
[also posting in Caregivers & Spouse/parents sections]
After a call with Medicare that, shall we say, didn't go as expected I researched to plan my next steps and found this video.
There is a no-cost CMS Medicare service called : qio = quality improvement organization that is supplied [as of the video date 2020] by two organizations : Livanta and Kepro [looks like this role is now handled by Accenta per the current map].
They, qio, do not help with appealing medicare coverage but medicare discharges, if in certain settings . The q& a part is especially excellent - talks about being a medicare representative [form CMS 1696], how a discharge can go, what to do about being on observation status , how a hospital can/should discharge a patient with dementia.
They can also help with some communication issues between Dr and patient - examples in video.
q&a starts at time ~46 on the clock. Whole video is terrific - speaker is knowledgeable and explains very clearly. [medicare is complicated - no warranties made by this post :) ]
text link:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TZAdC7_37IQ&ab_channel=FamilyCaregiverAlliance
same but video insert :
Commonly Used Abbreviations
DH = Dear Husband
DW= Dear Wife, Darling Wife
LO = Loved One
ES = Early Stage
EO = Early Onset
FTD = Frontotemporal Dementia
VD = Vascular Dementia
MC = Memory Care
AL = Assisted Living
POA = Power of Attorney
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