What Now?
Three or four things to be done prior to seeing a patient.
What is call the night before, do a COVID screening, review the chart and take and report my daily temperature?
This is the seventh leading cause of death in the United States
What is Diabetes?
These providers serve as the clinical eyes and ears of a physician inside a patient's home.
Who is Professional Healthcare Resources?
Most of the food we eat is turned into this for our bodies to use for energy.
What is glucose or sugar?
Patient tells you are on a new antibiotic.
What is put an infection report in and report to the case manager of the new medication or add a new order?
A patient reports coughing when she eats or drinks
What is silent aspiration?
Contact the administrator, Eileen De Cesare or the Maryland Hotline.
How can patient's file complaints or Grievances?
Medications used in the treatment of Diabetes.
What are insulin and oral hypoglycemic medications?
Three questions that should be asked at each visit
What is have you seen the doctor or been in the hospital, do you have any new medications and have you had any falls?
A patient needs this to continue home health services into the next certification period.
What is a skilled need?
Feelings of extreme exertion during activities such as walking to the mailbox or even from room to room.
What are symptoms of Congestive Heart Failure
Professional Healthcare Resources develops these kind of care plans to encourage participation of family, caregivers and physicians.
What are Individualized Care Plans?
Three things to look for in diabetic patients.
What is (any 3 of the following): Frequent Urination Tingling or numbness Excessive Thirst Tiredness Unexplained Weight Loss Very Dry Skin Extreme Hunger Slow-Healing Wounds Sudden Vision Changes Increased Infections Nausea, Vomiting, or Stomach Pains
When they have a fall and can't get up
What is notify the physician and add an incident report?
A patient reports they just got home from the hospital?
What is report the hospitalization to the office and return the patient visit?
These are the top two diagnoses seen by Home Health agencies
What are Congestive Heart Failure and Diabetes?
Blood pressure of 200/110 and fingerstick blood sugar reading of 410.
What is call the physician to report vital signs outside of the parameters?
When the pancreas fails to make a hormone called insulin, or when the body cannot use its own insulin as well as it should.
What is Diabetes?
What is add a complaint to the record and notify the Clinical Manager or Administrator?
The difference between improving ones health and outcomes and providing comfort measures
What is Home Health and Hospice
The finest home health team available in the DMV area
What is Professional Healthcare Services in Lanham Maryland?