Skilled home health services includes all of the following except
Grant funded
Diagnosis driven
Accredited
Medicare certified
What are some of the various disciplines of home health services? Select all that apply.
Nursing
PT, OT, CT
Social Worker
CNA
Registered Dietician
Respiratory Therapist
Clowns
Babysitting
Nursing in home health includes
Case Manager
Admission Nurse
Leadership
TeleHealth RN
All of the above
The various disciplines of hospice services include nursing, social worker, CNA, chaplain, bereavement coordinator, medical director, volunteer coordinator and volunteers.
Nursing in hospice includes all of the same types as home health
In order to receive home health services, the following requirements must be met. Select all that apply
MD Referral
Evaluation of skilled need
Evaluation of safety
Evaluation of Home Bound Status for Medicare Payers
Living in a good part of town
Having private insurance only
All of the following happens after being admitted to home health except
Following the plan of care
Establishing a frequency of visitation
Throwing a party
Establishing if other disciplines are needed to assist in revitalizing
Determining if the patient is chronic vs. short term
Discharging when ready
Only the case manager can refer to hospice
Anyone can refer to hospice but certain criteria need to be met based on admitting diagnosis and...
An MD must be willing to sign a Certification of Terminal Illness
You have 2 years to live
Are over 82 years of age
What happens when you're admitted to hospice?
Interdisciplinary team approach
Support of patient/family needs
Symptom management
Discussion of End of Life issues, which really are living issues just not spoken about
Ways to come off service
Some legal and ethical issues in home health services include scope of practice, advance directives and what you see in the home needs to be reported
Some legal and ethical issues in hospice care include... Select all that apply
Scope of practice
Medication management
The right to die the way one wants to
Monkeys
Caregiver issues include , dealing with , financially not being able to afford anything, having to be a caregiver for all, and having own medical issues.
Family assessment is based on patient's needs.
The family assessment is based on the patient's needs and...
it is very rare to discuss genetic disposition related to age of patients
takes the environment and the role the family plays in the patient's life into consideration
Documents who is listed as next of kin and covers the family dynamics and advance directives
There are various home health reimbursement methods such as PPS payment and paid by the visit.
Reimbursement and impact of home health/hospice services is not based on OASIS
The government is always changing and that impacts reimbursement of home health services
The government doesn't want to change the per diem rate of hospice care.
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