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Hello there, I have a question. 🙋🏼♀️Compared to the nurses and doctors how much patient contact do medical social workers have? Does it vary on each patient and their needs. Also, is there a lot of red tape and bureaucracy involved; this is a hypothetical question bc I’m guessing there has to be depending on insurances state versus private etc. I am a former psych nurse and have only worked in state hospitals and acute psych facilities which is going to be much different from a medical hospital without a psych unit. I am currently a senior as a BSW student.
Hi there! Thank you so much for asking. Medical social workers have just as much contact with patients as a nurses and doctors do. Sometimes even more, depending on the patient's psychosocial needs. It can also be dependent on the facility you work at. I think your experience as a psych nurse will be invaluable to you as you become a medical social worker. I think you would transition very well. I have also worked in a psych hospital, and there are several similarities to medical social work. " Red tape" is going to be dependent on where you work but it is always there. It just looks different. As a social worker, your strength will be on how creative you can get things done. I hope that helps!
But it’s the hospital goal to push people out as fast as possible. It’s usually premature and results in an unsafe discharge and high rate of rapid re-hospitalizations
Usually you don’t make those decisions but Drs’, PT/OT note will drive the decision. Also, there’s a message from Medicare called IMM it’s basically a letter from Medicare stating they can appeal decision if patient feels that they have discharged prematurely. I hope that helps. Patient must sign form stating they have been read there’s rights and the right to appeal.
As a discharge coordinator (Matron) put it to me, it doesn’t matter if they come back to tomorrow. Today’s stats look good, and the patient’s readmission will be classed as a new admission. I could write a book or two with horror stories based on true events. I remember a few. A gentleman could not even safely reposition himself in bed, but the Physiotherapist and the Occupational Therapist insisted to send him home without equipment. And he was confused due to an infection that he had not cleared. Etc. Etc. Etc.
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Good evening, how do I do I discharge a patient without money and needs assistance with daily ADLs ?
How May I obtain a copy of your steps ? Most of my day is explaining the differences
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Hello there, I have a question. 🙋🏼♀️Compared to the nurses and doctors how much patient contact do medical social workers have? Does it vary on each patient and their needs. Also, is there a lot of red tape and bureaucracy involved; this is a hypothetical question bc I’m guessing there has to be depending on insurances state versus private etc. I am a former psych nurse and have only worked in state hospitals and acute psych facilities which is going to be much different from a medical hospital without a psych unit. I am currently a senior as a BSW student.
Hi there! Thank you so much for asking. Medical social workers have just as much contact with patients as a nurses and doctors do. Sometimes even more, depending on the patient's psychosocial needs. It can also be dependent on the facility you work at. I think your experience as a psych nurse will be invaluable to you as you become a medical social worker. I think you would transition very well. I have also worked in a psych hospital, and there are several similarities to medical social work. " Red tape" is going to be dependent on where you work but it is always there. It just looks different. As a social worker, your strength will be on how creative you can get things done. I hope that helps!
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But it’s the hospital goal to push people out as fast as possible. It’s usually premature and results in an unsafe discharge and high rate of rapid re-hospitalizations
Usually you don’t make those decisions but Drs’, PT/OT note will drive the decision. Also, there’s a message from Medicare called IMM it’s basically a letter from Medicare stating they can appeal decision if patient feels that they have discharged prematurely. I hope that helps. Patient must sign form stating they have been read there’s rights and the right to appeal.
As a discharge coordinator (Matron) put it to me, it doesn’t matter if they come back to tomorrow. Today’s stats look good, and the patient’s readmission will be classed as a new admission.
I could write a book or two with horror stories based on true events. I remember a few. A gentleman could not even safely reposition himself in bed, but the Physiotherapist and the Occupational Therapist insisted to send him home without equipment. And he was confused due to an infection that he had not cleared.
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