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Sent: Wednesday, January 14, 2004 9:28
AM
Subject: RE: Pre-Admit Costing Tool
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.
In a message dated 1/12/2004 11:51:51
AM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
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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