Infectious Disease Physician Mock Interview

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Question 15 of 25

How would you handle a problem in which Utilization Review wants you to discharge a patient who you feel isnâ€™t medically ready for discharge?

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Ryan Brown

Ryan Brown created and launched MockQuestions in 2008.

This pits you against the hospital for a solution to everyone's benefit. UR actions are usually based on dollar issues, protecting the hospital bottom line from insurance denials.

Ryan Brown

Ryan Brown created and launched MockQuestions in 2008.

"If I felt it would be dangerous to send a patient home, I would write a note of necessity for continued admission, on medical grounds, so that UR could submit it for approval from a third-party payer. If the patient just wanted to stay out of convenience, I would explain that he or she has satisfied criteria for discharge, but I would also offer home health follow-up if the patient desired and it were allowed/authorized."

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