If a provider is not billing by time in the outpatient setting, you can use this chart to determine billing levels
Individuals suspected of experiencing domestic abuse
How do we document? Non objectively. For example: “Bruising on the neck” instead of “strangulation marks,” etc. Who do we call: Henry Ford Police (who will call Detroit Police Department) Case management (for APS filings and social work assessments) Avalon What is Avalon? (http://avalonhealing.org) A center for support for victims of domestic violence and sexual […]
Reading Overnight (Nocturnal) oximetry studies
Staffing of these studies will be with the PM checker. The PFT fellow will contact the PM checker to let them know and arrange a time to review the studies. This information has been created into an Epic dot phrase. You can copy/paste it into one of your own dot phrases by taking it from […]
Noninvasive ordering for OSA patients
The attached powerpoint discusses how to search for a sleep study and how to order auto cpap or bipap.
RSV Vaccination
CDC Recommendations Adults 60 years old and over may receive a single dose of RSV vaccine using shared clinical decision-making. Risk factors for severe RSV disease Cardiopulmonary disease, Kidney disorders, Liver disorders, Neurologic or neuromuscular conditions, Hematologic disorders, Diabetes mellitus, and Moderate or severe immune compromise (either attributable to a medical condition or receipt of […]
Prior Auths
With Max Miller, leaving, Olga Rincones will be the Prior Auth individual until a replacement is found.
ILD or Sarcoid Outpatient Consults & Requests for Multidisciplinary Conference Review
ILD Outpatient referrals Workflow For APPs and Pulmonary staff : Let your patient know that you are reviewing with our team and that they will be called to schedule with the ILD team or hear from you with next steps. Enter a consult order request for pulmonary à interstitial lung disease. Enter whatever details you […]
Drug coverage
If you would like to determine whether a particular inhaler (or any drug) is covered for your patient, go to this site: Formulary Lookup (decisionresourcesgroup.com) And register for a free account. You can then choose patient’s insurance plan and a range of meds (which you can create a custom list) and it will tell you […]
Sentry Suite Pulmonary Function Software
Here is the website that will allow you to access the pulmonary function software from any Henry Ford Intranet Computer This is a worksheet on how to interpret PFTs in Sentry Suite Here is a video on how to interpret PFTs in Sentry Suite Sentry Suite Updates Sentry-Suite-Update-2023-02-17
Medicare Oxygen Coverage Change
There is an update to Medicare guidelines for coverage of oxygen. This is being adopted by most DME(Including HART) and should make the process easier. These went into effect 1/1/23. This is a summary of the discussion with HART. I am certain there will be nuances that come up through the year. Key changes Removal […]