Performance Improvement Plan for M1400 Dyspnea/Shortness of Breath
A patient's strong respiratory and endurance condition is important to Medicare because it helps the patient continue to live at home.
Its because of this that Medicare tracks and scores HHAs ability to improve respiratory and endurance function on Quality of Patient Care Star Rating.
Home Health Assessment 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 our home health care plan for ESRD.
M1830 Bathing - Medicare Guidance for OASIS E1
Medicare monitors all nine (9) OASIS M18XX items for improvement between admission and discharge. M1830 Bathing is one of the nine outcomes tracked for improvement.
COVID-19 Home Health Assessment & Careplan
reposted from 3/23/2000
If your Agency is visiting patients who have been diagnosed with COVID-19 or suspected COVID-19, use the following guidelines for home health visits, including appropriate Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) use, physical assessment of the patient and...
OASIS-E M1306: Six (6) Steps to Prevent Pressure Ulcers
Any person who is in a bed or chair for 8 hours or longer is at risk for pressure ulcers. Pressure ulcers - also known as bed sores, decubitus ulcers, pressure sores and skin ulcers - often develop in patients with the following conditions: diabetes mellitus, deep venous thrombosis,...
Three (3) Steps to Effective Medication Teaching
Is there anything more challenging than teaching a patient about their medications?
The 12 Best In-Services for Aides & Home Health Clinicians
As you know, Medicare's requirements for home health aide in-services are the following (Standard §484.80(d); Tag G774):"§484.80(d) Standard: In-service training. A home health aide must receive at least 12 hours of in-service training during each 12-month period. In-service training...
OASIS M1610: Instructions for Managing Indwelling Catheter
Client Teaching Guides for Home Health Care: Patient Teaching Guidelines for Foley Catheter Care. Sometimes injuries and illnesses make it hard, or impossible, for you to urinate on your own. For this reason, you need an indwelling catheter, also called an indwelling foley catheter....
