PTO
2 weeks
What is how far in advance should you request PTO?
Every visit
What is how often should med rec be completed?
Medicare and all Medicare HMOs
What payers require a NOMNC?
What we do to meet goals
What are interventions?
Teach back
What is the method we use to validate understanding of instructions given to patient/caregivers?
Christmas Day and Thanksgiving Day
What are the only two protected holidays for HHH?
Leading cause for rehospitalizations
What is medications not being taken correctly?
48 hours
How long prior to discharge must the NOMNC be given?
What the patient hopes to gain from HH
What are goals?
Demonstration
What is the only way to validate competence for hands on skills such as IV medication administration and wound care?
What is the maximum number of PTO hours that can be approved?
IV medication, NS, and Heparin
What are the medications that should be on the med list for all infusion patients?
Document that patient was prepared for discharge on next home visit
What is notice of discharge for all other payer types?
At least weekly or every visit if the patient is seen less often than weekly.
What is how often progress towards goals must be documented?
Every 14 days
What is how often HHA supervision must be completed?
2 Nurses
What is the number of nurses that can be approved PTO on the same day?
Times DRR should be run
What is SOC, ROC, Recert, and when a new med is added?
Notify Sherry Simpkins and Supervisor
What I should do if the patient reports they plan to appeal the discharge?
Interventions that don't have forms associated with them (Depression/Seizures)
What is which interventions require a note?
Every 30 days
What is how often LPN supervision must be completed?
your employment and benefit status may be affected
What is taking leave without pay?
What is a PRN reason and when to take (1st, 2nd, etc.) when there is more than one PRN medication to treat the same symptom.
24 hours
What is how long we have to respond to a discharge appeal from a patient?
End dates for goals
What is when goals should be completed and marked met? (If goals are not met, we need to update the goals)
At least twice daily
What is how often my computer should be synced?