title: Think like a payer when patients are uninsured.
abstract: Hospitals need to develop a detailed policy of when and how they'll provide post-acute financial assistance for uninsured or under-insured patients. The policy should allow staff to get real time decisions about what will be covered. Staff should apply the policy consistently to all patients in all situations. A policy frees up case managers to coordinate care for all their patients rather than spending hours at a time trying to line up post-acute care for unfunded patients.
mesh_terms: D019090:Case Management / Q000191:economics* / Q000592:standards; D003657:Decision Making; D004608:Eligibility Determination / Q000191:economics* / Q000592:standards; D006801:Humans; D008483:Medical Assistance / Q000191:economics* / Q000592:standards; D017057:Medically Uninsured; D016134:Organizational Policy; D010351:Patient Discharge / Q000191:economics* / Q000592:standards; D014481:United States