Preclass Learnings
Palliative care treats patients with serious illness who may be pursuing curative treatment. This type of care treats patients with terminal illness who have chosen to focus on comfort rather than curative treatment.
What is hospice?
In Pennsylvania, this numerical term refers to an involuntary emergency commitment.
What is a 302?
This starts at admission, requires multidisciplinary collaboration, and requires documentation within 24 hours of admission or the next business day.
What is discharge planning?
This patient type is used when patients require care in the hospital to determine if more intense care is needed and the patient must be issued a notification about this level of care.
What is observation?
Anytime an abuse report is made, this should be completed.
What is a RiskMaster report?
Per diem, case rate, and DRG are examples of this.
What are reimbursement types?
One of these two criteria must be met in order for an involuntary commitment to be appropriate in Pennsylvania.
What is a danger to self or a danger to others?
This type of post-acute care requires the patient to have an order from a provider, a need for intermittent care, and a skilled need.
What is home health?
Same Day Surgery, Extended Recovery, and Outpatient in a Bed are all examples of this type of status.
What is outpatient?
This term refers to a medical determination about a patient's ability to make decisions for themselves.
What is capacity?
These individuals should not be used as an interpreter for conversations related to diagnosis, prognosis, or plan of care.
Who is patient's family and friends?
Insurance coverage, access to treatment facilities, and lack of transportation and family support are barriers for individuals with this disorder.
What is Substance Use Disorder (SUD)?
For insurance to pay for this type of facility, the patient must have a skilled need that is expected to be restorative, skilled services provided by licensed professionals, and the facility must provide 24/7 nursing and aide services.
What is a skilled nursing facility (SNF)?
This notification is required for Medicare patients within 48 hours of discharge from inpatient to a lower level of care.
What is the Important Message from Medicare (IMM)?
Abuse of an adult with a disability (also known as a vulnerable person) is this type of report.
What is a Mandatory?
Healthcare quality and access, education quality and access, social and community context, economic stability, and neighborhood and built environment are pieces of this.
What are Health Related Social Needs (HRSN)?
The NIH defines this as a "chronic relapsing brain disease characterized by an impaired ability to stop or control alcohol use despite adverse social, occupational, or health consequences."
What is alcohol use disorder (AUD)?
The patient may benefit from continued skilled therapy services post-hospital stay to demonstrate measurable gains and maximize function with physician oversight and rehabilitation nursing.
What is Acute Inpatient Rehab?
This form used in Pennsylvania identifies if a patient will be a negative screen, positive screen, or exceptional admission.
What is the PASRR (Pre-Admission Screening and Resident Review)?
Child abuse reports must always be documented here.
What is Child Abuse Reporting Form (CARF) in Cerner, RiskMaster, and HealthPlaNET.
This is the three-digit number for the national Suicide & Crisis Lifeline.
What is 988?
This should be discussed with any patient who takes a high dosage of opiates or who has an opiate use disorder.
What is naloxone (Narcan)?
When arranging this outpatient treatment, knowing where the patient's nephrologist goes is essential.
What is dialysis?
The MA-51 can be signed by this profession.
Who is the Attending Physician?
Tiffany lacks capacity and is admitted to a PA hospital. She is married with three adult children, one of whom is from a prior relationship. These people are Tiffany's next of kin (NOK).
Who is Tiffany's spouse and adult child from a prior relationship?