How does managing the warfarin patient fit into PPS?
Home Health Agencies can optimize their patient care if some of the traditional bumps in the road were removed. A key bump remains obtaining an accurate, timely INR test. Delays in receiving INR tests require additional follow up for every INR outside the pre-determined target range. In the days of the Interim Payment System, an extra phone call or patient visit wouldn’t be problem. Today’s PPS encourages the most efficient means to manage the patient. While venous blood draws and outside labs are traditional they are not the most efficient patient management process offered today.
