Who Knew:
These are the services available to home health patients at Mesun Home Health.
What is SN, PT, OT, HHA?
The physician is responsible for establishing the POC. True or False
What is false? The IDT
Name 3 examples of skilled care?
Wound care, education about meds/condition, administration of IV meds.
Most elderly patients qualify for home care services after this.
What is a hospital stay of 3 or more days?
What should be included in the medication list discharge summary?
Name, dose, frequency, indication for all prn medications
Name 2 reasons for a PT consult in the hospital other than a fracture.
What is gait evaluation, strengthening exercises, range of motion.
Patients have hundreds of these as they settle into the reality of dealing with a new diagnosis.
What are questions?
Why is a discharge summary important?
Name 3 members who make up the interdisciplinary team.
Who are physicians, SN, Facility staff
Home health services are meant to do this for Private Duty caregivers.
What is to augment care?
What is a discharge summary?
Six components of a discharge summary.
Reason for hospitalization, primary diagnosis, procedures/treatment provided, patient’s discharge
condition, patient, and family instructions as appropriate, attending physicians signature.
This is the time frame that a patient must be admitted to the home health agency once a
referral has been accepted.
What is 48 hours
In which of the following patients will Medicare NOT cover home health aide services?
A. Pt who requires PT for strengthening exercises
B. Pt who requires OT for help with daily activities
C. Pt who requires speech-language therapy
D. Pt who requires daily dressing changes
E. Pt who requires help with dressing and bathing
Is the discharge summary an important piece of information to include with the referral?
Yes
ANYONE can make these, though it takes a physician’s order to approve?
What is a home health referral?
List the 5 most cited deficiencies of 2020?
Promptly alert relevant physician of changes, clinical
notes, plan of care includes review of current medications, services to be provided in
accordance with POC, each patient has a POC signed by a doctor.