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This is how often the home health aide must be supervised.
What is every 14 days or less?
If a patient has a fall, we document it on this form.
What is Patient Fall Report?
This is the largest organ of the body and should be assessed at every visit for changes.
What is skin?
This is how long an agency has to submit an OASIS assessment to Medicare.
What is within 30 days of the M0090 date?
This stage of pressure injury will have no slough, doesn’t granulate, and heals by epithelialization.
What is stage 2?
These should be reviewed at every visit to ensure there are no changes.
What are medications?
If a patient develops an infection during the episode of care, we document it on this form.
What is the Infection Control Report?
Often the first and most noticeable symptom in the elderly of this common GU issue is a change in mental status.
What is UTI?
The ability to ______ a vehicle does not impact homebound status.
What is drive?
The provider notes show a stage 3 pressure injury to the sacrum. The RN assesses a stage 2 to the sacrum. What is the stage of the pressure injury?
What is a Stage 3 pressure injury?
Where you should look to see if you have authorized visits for a patient.
What is the Patient Schedule?
When is the Notice of Medicare Non-Coverage (NOMNC) to be given to the patient and what insurance types should receive this form.
What is at least 2 days prior to discharge, and Medicare/Medicare Advantage patients?
When inserting a Foley catheter in a male, this is how far you should insert prior to inflating the balloon.
What is to the y-site?
A patient can only ambulate 4-5 steps with max assist from the therapist and does not have a WC, response for M1860 Ambulation is ___.
What is response 5, chairbound and cannot wheel self?
A surgical incision that is well approximated with no s/sx of infection is healing by ____.
What is primary intention?
This is one of the most common reasons for insurance or Medicare denial of payment.
What is lack of medical necessity documentation?
The form given to Medicare patients if SN visits are decreased from original order (for example wound care decreases from daily to 3xweek).
What is the Home Health Change of Care Notice (HHCCN)?
A PleurX Cath is a _____.
What is drain?
A patient lives in an AL and has meds administered to them. Patient is able to tell the nurse what meds she takes, why she takes them and what time she takes them. She ambulates with her walker independently. M2020 response is _____.
What is response 0 independent?
A patient has a stage 3 pressure injury at SOC. This pressure injury is now covered with a scab. This is the staging of the pressure injury now.
What is a stage 3 pressure injury?
Conditions that must be met for a patient to qualify for home health services (name at least 2).
What is: Need for skilled services, Homebound, F2F encounter, physician to oversee POC/orders?
Visit information, head to to assessment, description of skill provided, patient/caregiver response, progress toward goals, and specific plan for next visit.
What must be documented at every visit to support medical necessity?
Daily Double!!
Ostomy care is a skilled nursing service for ____ ostomies, ______ are present, or for _____ self-care of.
What is new, complications, and teaching?
M1400 Dyspnea is assessed during the time of the assessment and the previous how many hours.
What is 24?
A compression wrap such as an Unna boot can be billed as a skilled service if this is present.
What is open wound?