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Ensure caregivers speak to clients in a way that clients can comprehend and that any documentation your agency provides is understandable as well. A huge percentage of U.S. adults have some form of literacy issue, notes Misty Kevech, project coordinator for the Home Health Quality Improvement (HHQI) National Campaign. And clients who are 65 years […]
Today, long-term care expert Maureen McCarthy, RN, BS, RAC-MT, CQP, president of Celtic Consulting, LLC., discusses how nurses can recognize when the care they are providing is skilled and how COVID-19 impacts skilled care and documentation. We also dive into lessons learned from northeast facilities as COVID cases rise in the other parts of the […]
By Home Health Line. Part A/B and home health Medicare Administrative Contractors (MACs) are collaborating to hold two webinars Dec. 12 about home health referrals and clinical documentation requirements. The webinars will be held 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. EST and 3 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. EST. Among the topics slated for discussion: an overview […]
Ensure caregivers speak to clients in a way that clients can comprehend and that any documentation your agency provides is understandable as well. A huge percentage of U.S. adults have some form of literacy issue, notes Misty Kevech, project coordinator for the Home Health Quality Improvement (HHQI) National Campaign. And clients who are 65 years […]
By The Bottom Line Q: We have a patient that was in the hospital for one week. The patient went to another skilled nursing facility (SNF) for 25 days, then went home, but used home health services. The patient now wants to come back into our SNF. It is within 30 days of the previous […]
J5 Jurisdiction providers are being targeted for prepayment, service specific, complex medical reviews of Inpatient SNF services conducted by Wisconsin Physician Services Government Health Administrators (WPS GHA), a Medicare Administrative Contractor (MAC) for the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). J5 Jurisdiction includes skilled nursing facilities (SNF) that submit claims from Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, […]
Q: In order to code Section J1400 of the MDS “yes”, does the facility need documentation from the physician or hospice stating the resident has a life expectancy of less than six months or is just being on hospice sufficient? A: The facility needs documentation from the physician, not the hospice that a resident has a […]