Fund helps CMs find resources for patients.
Tampa General Hospital has created a fund that case managers can use to pay for post-discharge services for unfunded patients when there is no other option. Case managers can use the fund to pay for home health services, a short stay in a skilled nursing facility, or other post-discharge services to free beds for other patients. Case managers and social workers huddle with the treatment team every day and identify challenging patients early in the stay. The case management and social work team tries to identify family or other community support that can help care for undocumented patients after discharge.
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