We follow the same processes outlined below by Joyce. Thanks, Joyce. Kimberly Van Duyse, RN, MBA, CPHIMS Director, Applications Prince William Health System 703 369 8203 Office 703 201 1441 Cell 703 369 8765 Fax [EMAIL PROTECTED] <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> www.pwhs.org <http://www.pwhs.org/>
________________________________ From: Joyce C Ferdon [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, December 20, 2006 3:39 PM To: Kim Cheek; [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [email protected] Subject: RE: Utilizing the ORM module for scheduling/medical necessity checking We use Meditech's Operating Room Module (Client Server) for scheduling and documenting surgery cases for all patient types. 1. The visit is coded after discharge or after the patient is departed so we do not use the 3m Checker. 2. We use the operating room's scheduling module for scheduling cases. We do not use the CWS part. We have dedicated schedulers in the operating room. Once the patient is scheduled a notification prints to our Pre-Access department to pre-register the patient. (Our Pre-Access department and Community Wide Scheduling department are one in the same). 3. We do not screen for Medical Necessity before the procedure. Procedures are coded after the patient is discharged or departed. Medical Necessity screening does take place on pre-operative testing for Labs, X-Rays and EKG's. (These would be two separate accounts). 4. For routine outpatients that are scheduled the Schedulers / Pre-Access Department does a pre-screening for Medical Necessity. The actual screening and signing of the ABN takes place once the patient presents to the hospital for the test. Hope this helps. Thanks, Joyce Ferdon Georgetown Hospital System Information Systems (843) 520-8073 or (843) 520-8217 [EMAIL PROTECTED] ________________________________ From: Kim Cheek [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, December 20, 2006 8:58 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; ([EMAIL PROTECTED]); [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [email protected] Subject: Utilizing the ORM module for scheduling/medical necessity checking Good morning, Your contact information was given to me by Tim Krieger, Director of Information Systems here at Northern Hospital of Surry County. As you know, we here at NHSC are in the very beginning stages of our ORM implementation process. I need to see if you can assist me with a few questions if you don't mind. Although we do have the Community Wide Scheduling application at our facility, we do not utilize this in our surgery area or our Day Surgery area. In addition, checking procedures for medical necessity is done manually at this time. 1. We are interested in implementing the automated 3M checker on the pc's in the OR/SDC area. 2. We are interested in knowing how scheduling is done in the ORM module and if you utilize CWS with this or not. 3. We are interested in knowing also if you do checking for medical necessity in the OR/SDC area and if so...how? 4. And...combining the two areas of medical necessity checking and scheduling...do you combine the two areas? Although we want to implement the automated process for checking medical necessity in these areas...we are trying to decide if it would be wise to wait until we are LIVE with the ORM module so that this can be done in conjunction with the scheduling capabilities of the module. Thanks for your assistance, Kim L. Cheek BS, MT(AMT) Clinical Systems Analyst Information Systems Northern Hospital of Surry County Mt. Airy, NC 27030 1-336-719-7063 [EMAIL PROTECTED] NOTE: The information contained in this message may be privileged, confidential and protected from disclosure. If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient, or an employee or agent responsible for delivering this message to the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution or copying of this communication is strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please notify us immediately by replying to this message and deleting it from your computer. Thank you. ________________________________ CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: This e-mail message, including any attachments, is for the sole use of the intended recipient(s) and may contain business confidential and legally privileged information. If you are not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that you are not authorized to read, print, retain, copy or disseminate this message, any part of it, or any attachments. If you have received this message in error, please delete this message and any attachments from your system without reading the content and notify the sender immediately of the inadvertent transmission. This information constitutes a privileged communication not subject to disclosure under Virginia Code Section 8.01-581.16 and 17 absent a court order from a Virginia Circuit Court in accordance with the foregoing statutes. This information may likewise be privileged pursuant to health care provider-patient privilege and should not be re-disclosed absent legally valid authorization to do so.
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