Gonzaba Wellmed patients: Call the Gonzaba on-call doc to decide where patient whether pt will be admitted to WH or elsewhere.
Yet to be resolved:
The authorization process to ensure WH gets reimbursed if Wellmed patients are admitted to WH.
Non-Gonzaba Wellmed:
Call the patient's Primary Care Doctor. If forwarded to the oncall doctor, choose the one covering Baptist.
Discuss the case, decide with the PMD or covering doctor where the patient will be admitted. If the patient refuses the transfer, document that in the chart (or the Note section of Meditech).
Unstable patients should NOT be transferred simply because of insurance issues.
If the patient has a DVT or something amenable to outpatient treatment if they have close follow-up, the on-call Wellmed physician can get these services arranged.