Atrial Fibrillation: Home Health Assessment & Patient Teaching
For the patient with Atrial Fibrillation, in addition to assessing Presence of Exhaustion M1033-8 and Shortness of breath M1400 on OASIS home health assessment, also include these MyHomecareBiz Best Practice assessment strategies:
Best Practice Nursing Assessment Strategies for Atrial...
‘Etiology’ and ‘Manifestation’ Home Health Coding on OASIS
In certain cases, ICD-10-CM guidelines require more than one diagnosis code to report a condition. The use of two diagnosis codes in is called “mandatory multiple coding,” “dual classification,” “dual coding,” or “mandatory dual coding.” One specific example of such mandatory dual...
A Patient with Swallowing Difficulties? Clinicians should know...
Dysphagia is among the most common conditions in home health patients and poses a great risk for re-hospitalization. Teaching and guidance on the National Dysphagia Diet (NDD) Dysphagia Diet for patients with swallowing, feeding and eating difficulties should be included in your HHA's...
A Beginner's Guide to Home Health Billing
Home Health billing is full of detail and can be frustrating. Submitting claims to different payers takes ALOT of time because each payer has lots of rules and terms for which - for a new home health biller - will be unfamiliar. Your software will only HELP you submit claims but you...
9 Differences Between LPNs and RNs
The essentials of nursing are the same for both LPNs and RNs. Both care for people who are suffering from illness and injury, providing medical and functional assistance to help them live as pain-free and as comfortable as possible, and hopefully move forward in their journey toward...
Peripherally Inserted Central Catheter (PICC) Assessment & Careplan
A peripherally inserted central catheter (PICC) is used for patients needing venous access for I.V. fluids, long-term antibiotics, chemotherapy, or total parental nutrition (TPN). A PICC is also used for drawing blood.
OASIS M2020 Oral Medications: Medicare Guidance
In-home medication management includes assessing the patient's ability to self-manage oral medications. Use Medicare's own guidance & strategies for completing OASIS (M2020) Management of Oral Medications: the patient's current ability to prepare and take all oral medications reliably...
Can Your Governing Body Answer These 10 Questions?
Medicare's Conditions of Participation (CoP) requires a Home Health Governing Body that must oversee hundreds of policies and procedures to monitor and regulate infection control, quality assurance, fiscal performance and accounting, emergency preparedness, employee credentials and...
