Handbook of Home Health Standards - Revised Reprint: Quality, Documentation, and Reimbursement

Feature: Offers easy-to-access and easy-to-read formatBenefit: Guides users step by step through important home care standards and documentation guidelinesFeature: Provides practical tips for effective documentation of diagnoses/clinical conditions commonly treated in the homeBenefit: Ensures appropriate reimbursement from third party payors.Feature: Lists ICD-9-CM diagnostic codes in each body system section, along with a complete alphabetical list of all codes included in the book in an appendix.Benefit: Assists in completing CMS billing forms.Feature: Incorporates hospice care and documentation standardsBenefit: Providers can create effective hospice documentation.Feature: Provides guidelines based on the most current approved standards of care.Benefit: Ensures the provision of quality care Feature: Includes the most current NANDA-approved nursing diagnosesBenefit: Providers have the most accurate and up-to-date information at their fingertips.Feature: Identifies skilled services.Benefit: Includes services appropriate for the multidisciplinary team to perform.Feature: Offers discharge planning solutions to address specific concernsBenefit: Providers can easily identify the plan of discharge that most effectively meets the patient’s needs.Feature: Lists the crucial parts of all standards that specific members of the multidisciplinary team (e.g., the nurse, social worker) must upholdBenefit: Allows the multidisciplinary team to work effectively together to achieve optimum patient outcomes.Feature: Includes updated resources for care and practiceBenefit: Directs providers to useful sources to improve patient care and/or enhance their professional practice.Feature: Each set of guidelines includes patient, family, and caregiver educationBenefit: Health care providers can supply clients with necessary information for specific problems or concerns.Feature: Communication tips identify quantifiable dataBenefit: Assists in providing insurance case managers with information on which to make effective patient care decisions.Feature: Several useful sections: medicare guidelines; home care definitions, roles, and abbreviations; NANDA-approved nursing diagnoses; guidelines for home medial equipment and supplies.Benefit:  Ensures the most thorough and complete reference for home health care.Feature: Small trim size and spiral bindingBenefit: Convenient for portability and easy access to content.Feature: Includes the most current OASIS C Assessment and Consideration codes and data elements.Benefit: Ensures complete, accurate, and timely completion of documentation for effective reimbursement.Feature: Up-to-date forms and templates Benefit: Illustrate accurate completion of the Point of Care (POC) and Outcome and Assessment Information Set (OASIS-C)Feature: Updated terminology, definitions, and referencesBenefit: Reflects the current terminology and definitions and most recent resources useful to clinicians and managers in home care.   Read more