The new Conditions of Participation require patient involvement in care planning and goal setting for home health services, and this is also important in gaining patient satisfaction. Review the requirements outlined in the new CoPs to make sure you and your staff understand the changes. Explore strategies to include patients and caregivers in care planning, goal setting and discharge planning. Identify key components of documentation to support care planning with patients, caregivers, and families.
“Care coordination” is a familiar phrase to home health clinicians, but what does it really involve? Review the basic requirements in the Conditions of Participation, then build on the previous session (where we identified patient needs and set goals) and explore how to implement care coordination effectively in your agency. Identify the key information to consider at the decision time points for home care, examine the responsibilities of each discipline, and learn to deliver quality care effectively and efficiently to meet patient goals and reduce hospitalizations.
The new Conditions of Participation require a formal Quality Assurance Performance Improvement (QAPI) program at every Home Health agency – can you meet this standard by July? Do you know the strengths and weaknesses in your current QA or QI program? This session will outline the requirements for QAPI in the new CoPs and offer an action plan to kick-start your QAPI program – fast!
Never before has the home health industry been inundated with so many mechanisms for the government to take money back. Probe edits, ZPICs and the looming Pre-Claim Review all require that documentation be straightforward and withstand the scrutiny. Understanding the G codes and what each represents is the first step to getting documentation on track.
G Codes Overview & Direct Care Medicare has issued new G codes for nursing services to differentiate between visits made by RNs and LPN/LVNs. This webinar will provide an overview of the G code issue including how it impacts clinical operations and billing. Your clinical and billing staff need to understand the services covered under Medicare so that they can choose the correct service provided and understand the documentation required to justify the skill. Direct Care is MORE than just putting hands on the patient.
G Codes and Observation & Assessment includes the G code for nursing and observation and assessment. Observation and assessment is NOT just assessment and requires action by the nurse for the care to be covered by Medicare. Part 2 or the series will provide the information you need to ensure that nursing staff understands what documentation is required for Observation and Assessment to be covered.
G Codes Teaching and Training Part 3 includes the G code for Teaching and Training and the documentation required to justify the skill of teaching.
G Codes and M&E Part 4 includes the G code for nursing Management and Evaluation. Management and Evaluation is the least understood of the services provided under the Medicare home health benefit.
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