Difference between revisions of "E Interventions"
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| − | [http://www.health3-0.com/reimbursement/ready-for-medicare-part-e/ '''Medicare Part E'''] are patient services that don’t qualify for Medicare Part A (hospital), Part B (physician), Part C (health plan) or Part D (medicines) reimbursement. Most health plans are based on Medicare fee schedules, so it is unlikely they will provide reimbursement either. | + | [http://www.health3-0.com/reimbursement/ready-for-medicare-part-e/ '''Medicare Part E'''] are patient services that don’t qualify for Medicare Part A (hospital), Part B (physician), Part C (health plan) or Part D (medicines) reimbursement. Most health plans are based on Medicare fee schedules, so it is unlikely they will provide reimbursement either. E Clinical Interventions may be delivered exactly the same way as clinical interventions that get reimbursed(like home health), yet they comes with stipulations that may not suit the patient situation. It could mean a patient staying 2 nights in a hospital, would need to stay a 3rd night to qualify for Medicare (or other health plan) reimbursement for home health services. It could be telemedicine that is only reimbursed if the patient is in qualified physician office communicating to physician in a qualified physician office, thus no reimbursement for telemedicine into the home. |
Revision as of 13:45, 12 June 2014
E Interventions are patient recovery interventions which:
- receive no reimbursement from traditional health insurance
- likely will improve patient outcomes and reduce overall cost
Medicare Part E are patient services that don’t qualify for Medicare Part A (hospital), Part B (physician), Part C (health plan) or Part D (medicines) reimbursement. Most health plans are based on Medicare fee schedules, so it is unlikely they will provide reimbursement either. E Clinical Interventions may be delivered exactly the same way as clinical interventions that get reimbursed(like home health), yet they comes with stipulations that may not suit the patient situation. It could mean a patient staying 2 nights in a hospital, would need to stay a 3rd night to qualify for Medicare (or other health plan) reimbursement for home health services. It could be telemedicine that is only reimbursed if the patient is in qualified physician office communicating to physician in a qualified physician office, thus no reimbursement for telemedicine into the home.
