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Home Health Partnership. Klarus Home Care & Medstar Fort Worth, Texas. About Klarus Home Care Owned by two Nurses Multiple Branches – Texas & New Mexico Specialty Services Heart Failure & COPD Program Wound Care with CWOCN nurses Geriatric Care Management Psychiatric Nursing
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Home Health Partnership Klarus Home Care & Medstar Fort Worth, Texas
About Klarus Home Care • Owned by two Nurses • Multiple Branches – Texas & New Mexico • Specialty Services • Heart Failure & COPD Program • Wound Care with CWOCN nurses • Geriatric Care Management • Psychiatric Nursing • General Medical Surgical Patients Klarus Home Care
Exclusive Contract with Medstar • Klarus Patients in Service Area loaded in CAD • HIPAA Agreement and Medical Record Access • Advanced Paramedic Patient Visits • In Home Visits by Advanced Paramedic • A. Klarus Patient Calls 911 • B. Klarus RN request on site visit Partnership Highlights
Reduce ER visits from 911 calls • Increase Staffing Depth • Data to Support Agency reduced Hospitalization • Patients treated at home more effectively • Reduce Patient Cost from Hospitalization • Business Development • 1. Hospitals, Rehab & Dr. Offices utilize Klarus • 2. Medstar identifies appropriate home care patients Goals of Partnership
Partnership Began February 2014 • Cross Training Ride Outs • Physician approved protocols • Communication & Documentation • Data Collection & Monitoring Implementation
Questions? J. Daniel Bruce, LCSW, CCM, GCM Administrator, Klarus Home Care