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Pharmacy

Referring New Patients

Effective IMMEDIATELY, we are ONLY accepting new patient referrals generated from Cancer Care Partnership or a Mount Nittany Physician Group (MNPG) provider for an established patient. This means that we are NOT accepting new referrals from e.g., outside hospitals/health systems or providers (e.g., Geisinger, Penn Highlands, Penn State Health), the MNMC Emergency Department, or the MNH Hospitalists upon discharge.

Referrals WITHIN Ambulatory Mount Nittany Health (Expanse):

** Regarding transition of care, AC Clinic will NOT order any anticoagulation therapy for a new patient UNTIL seen in AC Clinic for 1st appt **

  1. Submit an Ambulatory referral to the AC Clinic via Expanse.
  2. Contact MNMC Centralized Scheduling (phone: 814.234.6106) to book 1st appointment.
    1. The referring office books the 1st visit for appropriate transition/coordination of care.
    2. Length of 1st appointment is 60 minutes
    3. Review Outpatient Pharmacy Anticoagulation Clinic Policy & Procedure   This policy serves as the collaborative agreement for pharmacy anticoagulation management.

 

Referrals WITHIN Cancer Care Partnership:
** Regarding transition of care, AC Clinic will NOT order any anticoagulation therapy for a new patient UNTIL seen in AC Clinic for 1st appt **

  1. Print & fill out the MNMC Anticoagulation Physician Referral Form
    1. Fax to 814.234.6775 (AC Clinic).
  2. Contact MNMC Centralized Scheduling (phone: 814.234.6106) to book 1st appointment.
    1. The referring office books the 1st visit for appropriate transition/coordination of care.
    2. Length of 1st appointment is 60 minutes.
    3. Patient will meet with the AC Clinic physician medical director.
  3. In addition, fax the following information to the AC Clinic:
    1. Recent past medical history
    2. INRs & warfarin doses over the last 1-2 months
    3. Current medication list
  4. Review Outpatient Pharmacy Anticoagulation Clinic Policy & Procedure  This policy serves as the collaborative agreement for pharmacy anticoagulation management.