The Bamboo Health flags are dynamically applied to patients’ to highlight utilization patterns that may require more timely intervention from you and your team. We’ve described each flag in detail below; you can always hover on any flag in our application to view additional details as well!
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Bamboo Health Flags Overview
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High Utilizer Flag
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Readmission Risk Flag
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Recent Inpatient Stay Flag
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Recent SNF Stay Flag
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3-Day Waiver Flag
Bamboo Health Flags Overview
There are 5 Bamboo Health Flags you can see in the Stories platform: High Utilizer, Readmission Risk, Recent Inpatient Stay, Recent SNF Stay, and 3DW. These flags are dynamic, so once a patient no longer matches the flag criteria, the flag will be removed from the patient’s information in the platform. The flags will be listed in 3 locations:
- On the Patients page
- In your patient's Profile
High Utilizer Flag
The High Utilizer flag applies to any patient who has visited the ED three or more times within the past 60 days. This includes patients who’ve been to the ED three times at the same hospital, as well as patients who’ve visited the ED at multiple hospitals.
This flag identifies patients who may benefit from a check-in from your population health management team regarding their ED utilization patterns and education on other, more appropriate sites of care for future care events.
Readmission Risk Flag
The Readmission Risk flag identifies patients who may be at risk for a 30-Day All-Cause Hospital Readmission. This flag will be applied to patients in the ED or under observation who also have had inpatient admission in the prior 30 days.
This flag helps identify opportunities to reduce potential readmission penalties.
Recent Inpatient Stay Flag
The Recent Inpatient Stay flag will be applied to patients who currently are inpatient and had another inpatient admission in the preceding 30 days.
This flag highlights patient events that may qualify as 30-Day All-Cause Hospital Readmissions and provides opportunities to revisit care coordination workflows to prevent future, similar patterns of care.
Recent SNF Stay Flag
The Recent SNF Stay flag will be applied to patients who are currently at the hospital and also have been discharged from skilled services at an SNF within the prior 30 days.
This flag highlights potential opportunities to discharge patients to SNF care without an additional three-overnight hospital stay.
3-Day Waiver Flag
The 3-Day Waiver flag applies to patient events that have been marked by an SNF as having occurred under the 3-Day Rule Waiver. as well as for the post-acute and acute organizations with an active care relationship with the patient.
This flag provides transparency on your patients admitted to a Skilled Nursing Facility under the waiver. It will also allow you to report specifically on your 3DW patient events through the export feature.
Exporting Bamboo Health Flags
Although flags will be removed from the patient’s information on your dashboard once they no longer meet the criteria, you can still access historical flag data at any time by pulling an export from the Reporting tab. Exports detail which Bamboo Health flags were associated with your patients' events at the time they occurred.
For more information on our exports functionality, review our help center article here.