From: "Heidi Ebertowski" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: RE: form for not using medicare benefit? Date: Mon, 8 Dec 2003 12:05:19 -0600
At our facility we have the family sign a medicare denial sheet saying they are waiving their medicare A benefit for hospice. If a resident is on Medicare A and switches to hospice then we do the same thing. We have the family sign a Medicare denial notice. Heidi
Heidi Ebertowski,R.N. MDS Care Coordinator Valley Memorial Homes Grand Forks, ND (701)787-7937 fax (701)787-7901 Confidentiality Statement: This message is intended for the sole use of the individual and entity to whom it is addressed, and may contain information that is privileged,confidential and exempt from disclosure under applicable law. If you are not the intended addressee,nor authorized to receive for the intended addressee,you are hereby notified that you may not use,copy,disclose or distribute to anyone the message or any information contained in the message. If you have received this message in error,please immediately advise the sender by reply email and delete the message. Thank you.
-----Original Message----- From: Carol O'Brien [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, December 08, 2003 11:36 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: form for not using medicare benefit?
We have a family that wants to bring their family member in as hospice instead of as Med A. We suggested using Medicare on our palliative care
unit and then switching to hospice and they are not interested. The hospital diagnosis is the same as the hospice diagnosis therefore he is not eligible for both at the same time. Is there a form that needs to be signed waiving the medicare benefit? Same question with a resident who wants to change to hospice in the middle of their Med A stay while they are still
skillable.
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