Gerald
- attached is a cost of care template that my firm (KPMG) developed. We
presented this at the Pennsylvania Association of Not-for-Profit Homes (PANPHA)
conference in May 2003. You can certainly use it - it needs to be
customized for your facility. Under Drugs, you need to identify with the
assistance of your pharmacy the charge to your facility for certain specific
(costly) Medicare Part A drugs - this could be a flat (capitated) rate, or a per
drug cost. Drugs you want to specifically cost out would be items such as
erythropoetin injection, Vancomycin IV, TPN, possibly certain AIDS drugs.
The original intent of CMS was that facilities would have "winners" and
"losers" RUGS - some RUGS would make money, others lose money, it would
all be beneficial in the end.
You
can obtain equipment costs from your CSR, purchasing agent, or whoever orders
this stuff. I would put down equipment only if you have to obtain it
specially, such as rent it or lease it. Bariatric beds and lifts can be
especially costly.
Hope
this is helpful to you.
Patricia A. Dorner, RN
-----Original Message-----In a message dated 1/12/2004 11:51:51 AM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
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Sent: Tuesday, January 13, 2004 7:33 PM
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Subject: Re: Pre-Admit Costing Tool
Hi. Does anyone have a pre-admission costing tool you would be willing to
share? I'm developing a tool and thought I would ask for others' ideas.
Thank you,
Winona Phelps, RN
Hi, sorry I don't have any help for you, but when you get or develop this tool, I sure would like to see it.
Gerald J. Ferlick, RN
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CostofCareWrksht.xls
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