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Post ED to Inpatient Hospice Bed
Author: bmolter
Date: Aug 24, 2010 12:51 pm
The question has been posed: Can you admit directly to an inpatient hospice bed if all criteria are met for hospice?

Beverly Molter, M.S.
Director of Strategic Business
& Quality Development
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Re:ED to Inpatient Hospice Bed (by sjcrump on 12/13/2010)
Thank you for your inquiry.
Yes, they have to meet the criteria for Hospice GIP and the bed has to be designated as such.

Christine S. Ritchie, MD, MSPH
Director, Ctr. for Palliative & Supportive Care
Posted on behalf of Dr. Ritchie by
S. Joyce Crump RN, MBA
The University of Alabama at Birmingham
A Palliative Care Leadership Center

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