Wound Warriors
At Start of Care, a wound that was previously present but is now completely healed should be documented as this rather than as an active wound.
“What is a healed wound"
What document should be handwritten or printed and placed in the patient’s folder at home to provide an up-to-date record of all medications?”
“What is a copy or written medication list?”
What is the form that patients sign 24–48 hours before discharge, regardless of insurance type?
Notice of Non-Medicare Coverage (NOMNC).
What tab cannot have anything left in red?
What is: the Orphan Symptoms tab?
This is the process for ordering supplies?
What is sending a communication to daisy titled Supplies to order?
When a surgical wound is covered by a non-removable dressing and the wound bed cannot be assessed, it is documented as this.
"What is not Healing"
This is how often a clinician should review the patient’s medications and update the medication list to ensure it remains accurate and current.
“What is every visit?”
Where should Foley catheter, IV infusion, ostomy, and bloodwork orders be documented?
What is Foley catheter orders, IV infusion orders, ostomy orders, and bloodwork orders should all be documented under the Procedures tab. If the procedure is not already listed, add the procedure first and then enter the order. This ensures the next clinician knows what is being done for the patient.
This is the procedure for requesting time off even if you don't have enough PTO time to take?
What is entering your time off in the ADP app and or emailing Abigail.
What information is needed when ordering supplies for patients?
An order is required for any and all supplies being requested. The order must include the patient’s measurements, how often the dressing is to be changed, and the size and quantity of supplies needed.
At Start of Care, “What are the essential wound assessment findings?”
wound documentation should include these key assessment findings: location, wound type, measurements, wound bed appearance, drainage, odor, surrounding skin, and signs or symptoms of infection.
At Start of Care, medication information should be documented in these three areas of the patient’s chart to ensure medications are accurately reviewed and captured.
“What is the medication list, medication reconciliation, and N0415 question of the oasis?
what is the process for how you should send a communication regarding a patient in their chart?
What is the Communications tab in the patient’s chart, then Clinicians → Other Action → Reply from the drop-down menu?
What is the process for submitting the forms after completing them at a Start of Care?
What is emailing the completed forms to daisy.jones@homecentris.com?
What is the purpose of a call to a manager after a SOC, PT, or OT evaluation?
What is to go over functional scores, discuss any wounds and the wound care plan, discuss frequencies and if the patient has an adequate caregiver as well as review homebound status?
When documenting a wound at Start of Care, this should be included in the clinical uploads to provide visual documentation of the wound’s appearance.
“What is a picture of the wound?” 📸🩹
“This should begin at the start of care, and this notice is provided to the patient 24–48 hours before discharge.”
“What are discharge planning and the NOMNC (Notice of Medicare Non-Coverage)?”
Where should you look to determine how many visits should be scheduled collectively by clinicians during the first and second episodes?
What is Goals Review?
If you have a cancellation or cannot reach your patient for a Start of Care, evaluation, routine visit, or discharge, what should you do immediately rather than waiting until 4 PM that day?
What is notify your manager right away?
What do care planning, outcome tracking, and reimbursement all depend on?
What is accurate documentation?
When a Kaiser patient has a wound, but no wound-care orders are available, this is the process used to contact the provider for wound-care orders.
“What is sending Donna an email so she can message the doctor through the Kaiser portal?”📧 ✉️ 💌 📩 📤 📥
“This document is left in the patient’s home to help track provider appointments and home care visits, reduce confusion about when the clinician will return, and decrease missed visits.”
“What is the Green Calendar?”
What is the documentation process for completing a Start of Care?
What is: Visit & Time → Admission Forms 1 & 2 → Medications → Assessment → Orphan Symptoms → Med Rec → Care Plan
This payment adjustment applies when a home health episode has unusually low utilization.
What is Low Utilization Payment Adjustment.
What is the term for excessive therapy visits without documented improvement or updated goals?
What is Overutilization?