Sarah8strong

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1. CMS CJR Bundled Payment - CA LVN's

   Sarah8strong replied to Sarah8strong's topic in General Nursing

   Medicare got and understood the nuances of my mom's case which includes patient safety amongst other things.

2. CMS CJR Bundled Payment - CA LVN's

   Sarah8strong replied to Sarah8strong's topic in General Nursing

   She was in the hospital for two nights not three nights which is what we expected. Medicare have this new plan for hip and knee replacement surgery patients which means they can be discharged to skilled nursing facilities from the hospital with less ...

3. CMS CJR Bundled Payment - CA LVN's

   Sarah8strong replied to Sarah8strong's topic in General Nursing

   That's what's happened to my mom. Her knee surgeon's office manager says they had no part in her discharge from the SNF. She was discharged to the SNF from the hospital under the care of the hospital's medical group MD. I'm also a nurse and find so m...

4. CMS CJR Bundled Payment - CA LVN's

   Sarah8strong replied to Sarah8strong's topic in General Nursing

   When standing even with her walker, she needs help from a second person to steady her balance. She lives alone and fell as she got up to use the commode at night and has been readmitted to a different hospital. I'm frustrated, I feel she should have ...

5. CMS CJR Bundled Payment - CA LVN's

   Sarah8strong posted a topic in General Nursing

   Question regarding scope of practice for CA LVN's, my mother had knee replacement surgery with a supposedly great Beverly Hills surgeon and hospital. Discharge planning it turns out was done by an LVN who did my mom's initial assessment and forced he...