When dietitians manage therapeutic diet orders, good things happen. In advance of their 2014 ruling that granted dietitians order-writing privileges, CMS estimated that an average-sized hospital could expect to see annual cost savings of over $45,000 when their dietitians wrote and managed MNT orders. So why are so many facilities still not taking advantage of a dietitian’s knowledge and expertise? We think it’s time to change that. Join Dietitians On Demand for our webinar, “The Ins and Outs of Dietitian Order Writing” for compelling information that you can use to make your case to earn order-writing privileges.
Learning Needs Codes: 1000, 5010, 5040, 5390
Performance Indicators: 3.1.1, 3.1.3, 3.2.1, 3.2.3
This was a great insight into dietitians being able to independently write nutrition orders and the scope of their practice in doing so. It highlight the pros for which it would benefit the medical profession and really aim to focus the nutritional care of a patient to the dietitian.
