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Teach Patients to Manage Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
COPD (Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease) is a leading cause of death in the United States, affecting 16 million Americans and millions more who don’t know they have it. Home health nurses and therapists encounter patients with COPD every day. In addition to COPD drugs, the...
The One (1) Strategy Essential to Preventing ER Visits...
Home care providers can help hospitals reduce readmission rates during the critical 30 days following discharge from hospital. As a result, home care referrals are being given with positive patient outcomes in mind. Here are a few ideas for improving patient outcomes and reducing...
Home Health Careplan for End Stage Renal Failure (ESRD)
For the patient with end stage renal failure (ESRD), in addition to assessing Urinary Incontinence M1610 and Shortness of breath on M1400, also include these MyHomecareBiz Best Practice assessment strategies and and our nursing care plan for ESRD.
Short-Term Home Health Marketing Basics...
Your Business Development Plan should have short-term home health marketing and long term business growth goals. For the long term you want to make sure your Agency is working toward achieving top OASIS outcomes.
Are You Doing Enough for Patients with Depression & Anxiety?
Depression and anxiety are major health issues among patients receiving home care, but are under-diagnosed and under-treated ... causing negative health outcomes. Your patient may be anxious and/or depressed because illness prevents participation in activities. While anxiety or...
Congestive Heart Failure (CHF): Teaching & Care Plan for Home Health
For the patient with Congestive Heart Failure, in addition to assessing Shortness of breath M1400 on OASIS also include these MyHomecareBiz Best Practice assessment strategies:
OASIS M1910 - Medicare Guidelines for Assessing Fall Risk
Adapted from Medicare's OASIS Guidance Manual: Include the following home health care OASIS Best Practices for completing M1910 Falls Risk Assessment:(M1910) Has this patient had a multi-factor Falls Risk Assessment using a standardized, validated assessment tool?
Home Health Coding: Medicare Do's & Don'ts under PDGM
With CMS’s Home Health Patient Driven Groupings Model (PDGM) that became effective 1/1/2020, the practice of coding home health OASIS assessments also changed. Before, we recorded six (6) diagnosis codes on the OASIS assessment. Now, we can include up to twenty-five (25) diagnoses on...
