Monthly Archives: May 2010
Case Analysis 2 by Home Health Strategic Management
The 45 y/o Medicare patient was admitted to Home Health after a skilled nursing facility (SNF) stay for a fractured left leg with open reduction/internal fixation. Additional diagnoses present include low back pain, left lower extremity pain and weakness, and … Continue reading
Case Analysis by Home Health Strategic Management
The patient was admitted by a nursing Start of Care visit after a hospital stay for exacerbation of congestive heart failure. Nursing addressed medication issues, disease education, and edema management concerns in her 6 visit program. At the Start of … Continue reading
A Visit Made Is Not A Visit Paid, Arnie Cisneros, PT
The audit scrutiny currently seen in Home Health has identified many changes that will factor significantly into how we provide care. Many of the traditional approaches to utilization and management of services will no longer apply. The real-time effect of … Continue reading
