I am trying to understand how patients get orthotic/prosthetic supplies at/after discharge (I am not a discharge planner). Specifically, for patients who are discharged with pleural catheters & are doing self-drainage at home (i.e. they don't need any nursing care per se). Are they discharged with a supply of drainage bottles/bags, and if so, how does the hospital bill for that? If they need more supplies at home, how do they get them? I have been told that home health agencies won't supply pleural catheter drainage bottles because they can't bill for them. Does anyone have any experience with this?
I appreciate any help I can get on this!
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