Handbook of Home Health Standards, Revised Reprint

In addition, with the updated HCFA home health agency manual coverage as well as coverage and documentation guidelines, forms may be completed with knowledge of the latest Medicare rules. Best of all, the OASIS-B form, which is hot off the press, is included in its entirety!

Everything the home care nurse needs to provide quality care and effectively document care based on accepted professional standards is found in this handbook. Offers detailed standards and documentation guidelines for each of more than 60 clinical problems, including ICD-9 (diagnostic) codes, service skills (including the skills of the multidisciplinary health care team), factors justifying homebound status, and more.

This 6th edition of this comprehensive handbook provides practical information about complex Medicare and other "rules" in home care. Areas include OASIS considerations, possible patient goals/outcomes, skills based on the assessed patient needs, comfort consideration, and caregiver considerations. All you need to know about care planning. Other areas include tips for supporting medical necessity, quality and reimbursement and more! The Medicare Benefit Policy Manual Chapter 7, Home Health Services is reprinted for easy reference and use.

Home care clinicians everywhere depend on "the little red book" for essential, everyday information: detailed standards and documentation guidelines including ICD-9-CM diagnostic codes, current NANDA-I and OASIS information, factors justifying homebound status, interdisciplinary goals and outcomes, reimbursement considerations, and evidence-based resources for practice and education. COmpletely revised and updated, this indispensable handbook now includes the most recently revised Federal Register Final Rule and up-to-date coding guidelines.