CharlaRN

CharlaRN specializes in PICU/ICU INP since 2005.

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1. INP - Indep. Nurse Provider for Medi-CAL Info needed

   CharlaRN replied to Kath_RN's topic in Home Health

   Hi again, Susan! Another idea is to go directly to a few hospitals and speak with the Social Workers in NICU and PICU. Once you clarify what you've been doing at home with medically fragile foster...

2. INP - Indep. Nurse Provider for Medi-CAL Info needed

   CharlaRN replied to Kath_RN's topic in Home Health

   These kids are straight Medi-Cal, and, not Managed Care. Your POT/TAR would NOT go through CCS like Managed Care has to. By looking up their Benefit ID # (BID) on the Medi-Cal site, you can check...

3. How to do skilled visits independently and bill Medicare

   CharlaRN replied to PeacefulHeart's topic in Nurse Entrepreneurs, Innovators

   Go to www.medi-cal.ca.gov and follow the links. You'll need your NPI (National Provider Number) and your INP (Independent Nurse Provider) before you can bill for Medi-Cal

4. Calling All California Independent Nurses for Medi-Cal's EPSDT

   CharlaRN posted a topic in Home Health

   Independent Nurse Providers for California Early and Periodic Screening, Diagnosis and Treatment (EPSDT) are Independent Nurses who provide care for Medically Fragile Foster Children in their own...

5. How to do skilled visits independently and bill Medicare

   CharlaRN replied to PeacefulHeart's topic in Nurse Entrepreneurs, Innovators

   I'm an Independent Nurse Provider (RN) with Medi-Cal (California's Medicare). In California, you do not need to be a NP. I needed a certain number of hospital hours in my field (Peds) in the...

6. LLU or CSULB

   CharlaRN replied to daitrong's topic in Nursing Career

   I didn't go to either of those schools (I went to LBCC) - however, I worked for 5 years at Loma Linda, and can tell you that the majority of the people in that hospital are just plain nice people -...

7. PLEASE - need Home Care Flow Sheet samples

   CharlaRN replied to CharlaRN's topic in General Nursing

   Thanks, Caliotter, This is an audit (like the IRS picking a random nurse to audit). They have an independent nurse consultant who has decided the documentation does not show that the nurse - who...

8. PLEASE - need Home Care Flow Sheet samples

   CharlaRN posted a topic in General Nursing

   To make a long story short - a 3rd party is calling 1-2 page Home Nursing flow sheets "fraudulent" as they do not show enough documentation to pay for an 8-12 hour shift worker. Stating that "the...

9. INP - Indep. Nurse Provider for Medi-CAL Info needed

   CharlaRN replied to Kath_RN's topic in Home Health

   Hi Kath, I'm an INP for Medi-Cal. You can get patient referrals from Social Workers. If you are currently with a hospital, speak to the various SW there. Also, give a call to Medi-Cal In-Home...

10. Medi-Cal EPSDT documentation vs State Controller demand

    CharlaRN posted a topic in Activism, Healthcare

    I am an Independent Nurse Provider with Medi-Cal, In Home Operations, Home and Community-Based Services. I care for a Medically Fragile child in my home, and bill Medi-Cal. It's been a win-win...