Home Health Aides
Ouch Babe
Medications
POC and Assessment
Potpourri
100
Completed every 14 days to assess the plan of care.
What is a supervision
100
Often referred to as your fifth vital sign, this is required at every visit
What is a pain assessment
100
anticoagulants, antihyperglycemics
What are high risk medications.
100
You must have this to put anything in or on a patient.
What is an order
100
CoP
What is Conditions of Participation
200
This document is required in the home when a home health aide is ordered. We usually look for it on the fridge.
What is the home health aide care plan.
200
A pain detail section is required at these time points
What is SOC/ROC and Recert.
200
Not just interactions: This also includes drug reactions, ineffective drug therapy, side effects, duplicate therapy, medication omissions, dosage errors and non adherence to the medication regimen.
What are clinically significant medication issues.
200
These two areas must match when it comes to nutrition.
What is general clinical and care plan
200
This is the newest way to show our interdisciplinary communication
What is tasking for closing to discipline
300
Don't forget these items in your care plan section when ordering home health aide service.
What are HHA problems and interventions
300
This is the most frequent error of omission in the pain management section.
What is completion of acceptable or unacceptable pain regimen.
300
Whoops your patient is taking some Tylenol they had in the cabinet, but they don't have an order. You need to call the doctor, and here is where this information is found in the medication evaluation.
What is the comment section.
300
One of two acceptable ways to measure and edema.
What is digital compression (1+, 2+, 3+) or circumferential measurement in centimeters.
300
Often missing in the charts or our diabetic patients, this is how we demonstrate what we talk about with them.
What is diabetic education tab
400
I'm Tina, and I can't complete the ASR for a home health aide until I see this in the chart.
What is visit frequency.
400
Oh man; your patient is taking ibuprofen for pain, but it's not in the medication list or the discharge papers. Here's what you need to do.
What is call the doctor
400
When finding any clinically significant medication issue this is required.
What is a call to the doctor.
400
This is required for all diabetics on every visit.
What is a BG range since the last visit.
400
HMMM; the insurance doesn't match what I have in the computer. This is what I need to fill out and submit.
What is a BIF
500
It's an aide not a maid; this is required for all home health aide visits.
What is personal care
500
Your patient got home from a total knee replacement yesterday and slept in his chair because of discomfort. He woke up in the middle of the night and had to take pain medication. This is the OASIS response that represents the frequency with which pain interferes with patient's function.
What is All the time.
500
This is done at every visit and includes comparing the medication list with what the patient is actually taking, checking for any newly ordered, or changed medications and insuring the medication list is complete including OTC, herbals and vitamins
What is Medication reconciliation
500
If there is a body system or disease process in the care plan, I must do this.
What is activate it and address it in the assessment.
500
When closing a patient to discipline a supplemental order is sent to the physician. This is how it's generated.
What is not checking no end sup in the visit frequency tab
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