Home Health and Hospice History
The year that home health care became a licensed program for Calumet County.
What is 1976?
The acronym QAPI
What is Quality Assurance and Performance Improvement?
The number of full-time field nurses employed by Calumet County Home Health Care/Hospice.
What is 10?
Days in a home health certification period.
What is 60 days?
Another name for comfort care
What is palliative care?
The year that the hospice program started with Calumet County
What is 1997?
The acronym POC
What is plan of care
The number of RNs employed in administrative positions for Calumet County HHC & Hospice
What is 4?
A face-to-face visit with a primary care provider is required for a home health episode within ______ days prior to the start of care OR _____ days after the start of care
What is 90 days and 30 days?
Hospice Medicare Benefit periods consist of two ____ day periods and unlimited ____ day periods
What are 90 days and 60 days?
The first Director and person responsible for starting the home health program for Calumet County
The acronym IDG
What is Interdisciplinary Group?
Amanda Meyer, Christina Propson, and Holly Glaubig
Who are our regular home health/hospice aides?
Payment sources for home healthcare
What are Medicare, Medicare Advantage, private insurance, Medicaid, and Private pay?
If a hospice patient is entering their 3rd or more benefit period, this needs to be done prior to re-certification
What is a face-to-face visit from a hospice physician or nurse practitioner?
Who was Dr. Tom Burrows (retired)
The acronym OASIS
What is the Outcome and Assessment Information Set?
There are currently 4 of these trained unpaid employees that help with our hospice program.
Who are our hospice volunteers?
DHS 133 and 42 CFR 484
What are state and federal regulations home health care need to follow?
Nursing care, drugs to manage pain and symptoms, medical equipment and supplies, social services, spiritual counseling, nurse's aide services, bereavement followup
What are items covered under the Medicare Hospice Benefit?
The motto for Calumet County Home Health Care and Hospice Agency
What is Local People Caring for Local People?
The acronym PDGM
What is Patient-Driven Groupings Model?
The current Calumet County Hospice Medical Director
Who is Dr. Ben Dellaria?
1. Homebound 2. Ordered and overseen by a qualified medical provider 3. Care must be medically necessary & provided for a skilled need
What are the 3 criteria a patient must meet in order for home health care to be provided?
Calumet County Hospice admission criteria (4 items)