Care Coordination Arrangement. This section describes the elements of a care coordination arrangement under this Agreement. As described in the State Health Official Letter 16-002 (February 26, 2016), the intent of this care coordination arrangement is to ensure that IHS practitioners will remain responsible for a patient’s care and be able to coordinate and manage the care furnished to a patient of the IHS facility upon a Request for Services, so that an individual will receive appropriate care regardless of whether or not the rendering provider is an IHS employee. Care coordination means that the IHS practitioner will be responsible for determining the patient’s needs and course of care and for coordinating and managing the patient’s care; that all such care, including diagnosis, treatment, and prescriptions, will be recorded in the IHS facility medical records for the patient; and that such records will be available to inform the IHS facility practitioner’s ongoing management of the course of care for the IHS facility patient. An IHS Practitioner must establish a patient-practitioner relationship with the IHS Beneficiary (which includes a Medicaid-Enrolled IHS Beneficiary) before submitting a Request for Services to PROVIDER for that patient and maintain that relationship during the provision of care by the PROVIDER. The IHS Practitioner may establish a patient-practitioner relationship with an IHS Beneficiary through Telehealth and Related Technologies. The IHS Practitioner may submit a Request for Services to PROVIDER that describes services to diagnose or treat a patient of the IHS practitioner who is an IHS Beneficiary; if the PROVIDER receiving the request is not furnishing all requested services, the PROVIDER must promptly notify the IHS practitioner (and may recommend other providers as appropriate). Services furnished by the PROVIDER that are not pursuant to a request for services are not considered to have been provided pursuant to this Agreement. In the case of a Medicaid-Enrolled IHS Beneficiary, the Request for Services must be within the scope of services that PROVIDER is authorized to furnish and must be covered under the [name of State] approved Medicaid Plan. The request may be transmitted electronically or by paper copy, and must include a clear description of the identity of the patient and the specific requested service or, services to diagnose or treat a patient for an identified episode of care. This should also include the date of the request, and any additional...
Care Coordination Arrangement a. This section describes the elements of a care coordination arrangement under this Agreement. As described in the State Health Official Letter 16-002 (February 26, 2016), the intent of this care coordination arrangement is to ensure that IHS practitioners will remain responsible for a patient’s care and be able to coordinate and manage the care furnished to a patient of the IHS facility upon a Request for Services, so that an individual will receive appropriate care regardless of whether or not the rendering provider is an IHS employee. Care coordination means that the IHS practitioner will be responsible for determining the patient’s needs and course of care and for coordinating and managing the patient’s care; that all such care, including diagnosis, treatment, and prescriptions, will be recorded in the IHS facility medical records for the patient; and that such records will be available to inform the IHS facility practitioner’s ongoing management of the course of care for the IHS facility patient.
Care Coordination Arrangement a. This section describes the elements of a care coordination arrangement under this Agreement. The intent of this care coordination arrangement is to ensure that IHS practitioners will be able to coordinate and manage the care furnished to patients of the IHS facility upon request by the facility practitioner, so that individuals will receive appropriate care regardless of whether or not the rendering provider is an IHS employee. Care coordination means that the IHS practitioner will be responsible for determining the patient’s needs and course of care and coordinating and managing the patient’s care; that all such care, including diagnosis, treatment, and prescriptions, will be recorded in facility medical records for the patient; and that such records will be available to inform the IHS facility practitioner’s ongoing management of the course of care for the IHS facility patient.
Care Coordination Arrangement a. This section describes the elements of a care coordination arrangement under this Agreement. As described in the State Health Official Letter 16-002 (February 26, 2016), the intent of this care coordination arrangement is to ensure that IHS/638 practitioners will remain responsible for a patient who is a Medicaid-enrolled IHS Beneficiary and be able to coordinate and manage the care furnished to a patient of the IHS/638 facility upon a Request for Services, so that an individual will receive appropriate care regardless of whether or not the rendering provider is an IHS employee. Care coordination means that the IHS/638 practitioner will be responsible for determining the patient’s needs and course of care and for coordinating and managing the patient’s care; that all such care, including diagnosis, treatment, and prescriptions, will be recorded in the IHS/638 facility medical records for the patient; and that such records will be available to inform the IHS/638 facility practitioner’s ongoing management of the course of care for the IHS/638 facility patient.
Care Coordination Arrangement
