Contact details, the requested service and relevant patient, payer and Face to Face information. The professional form follows the fields on IPH’s supplied document.

IPH’s supplied form lists fax (956) 971-0298. The staff checks completeness and coordinates the next step; a received fax is not an accepted admission.

IPH advertises patient or referral confirmation in thirty minutes. Confirm requirements and when that timeframe begins with the team. It is not a guarantee of a home visit within thirty minutes.

It organizes patient, physician, payer, encounter and clinical information for the home health review. The supplied form includes findings supporting home health and homebound status, orders and physician signature. IPH confirms the current documentation requirements.

Patients and families can begin the inquiry and provide information they are authorized to share. Clinical findings, medical orders and the required clinician signature must come from the appropriate professional or authorized documentation.

The supplied form lists Nursing, PT, OT, ST and HHA. IPH’s service information also includes medical social work. The referring order and the IPH team determine the disciplines appropriate for the case.

No. A typed physician name helps staff follow up; it does not replace a required clinician signature or certify a Face to Face encounter. Staff must obtain and review the authorized signed documentation.

The request is kept for staff follow-up and marked for missing information or review. Missing documentation is not the same as an insurance denial. IPH contacts the appropriate person to continue the review.