Video
Instructional Level: Beginner

Accreditation Information:

Course Outline:

Hour 1

  • Describe the expectations of CMS in providing reasonable and necessary therapy
  • Define the basics of effective documentation in home health
  • Discuss the effect of PDGM on documentation
  • Reasons why effective documentation is essential
  • Present the 6 functional factors on the OASIS that influence reimbursement - with tips on scoring

Hour 2

  • Implementation of effective care from Evaluation to discharge
  • Avoid common mistakes
  • Definition of Efficient
  • Research that supports the need for efficiency

Hour 3

  • Importance and Value of Efficient Documentation
  • Research to suport the importance and value of efficiency
  • Ways to improve efficient documentation
  • Examples

Author

Ari Ginsberg PT, DPT, COS-C

Effective and Efficient Documentation in Home Health Care

Effective and Efficient Documentation in Home Health Care

3 Hours Instructional Level: Beginner
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Description:

The course titled "Effective and Efficient Documentation in Home Healthcare" is directed at home health PTs, OTs, and SLPs in order to improve documentation quality and efficiency. The course highlights CMS expectations for effective documentation and the identification of the critical foundations of accurate documentation in home health. The goal is to teach clinicians how to describe skillful interventions in their documentation as well as recognize common mistakes in order to avoid them. Additionally, the course will highlight the value of efficient documentation for productivity and work-life balance. Last, the course will provide a methodolgy to improve documentation efficiency for those who struggle with time management with clinical documentation. This course will transform home health clinicians into precise, accurate, and efficient documenters.

Full Course Description
The course titled "Effective and Efficient Documentation in Home Healthcare" is directed at home health PTs, OTs, and SLPs in order to improve documentation quality and efficiency. The course highlights CMS expectations for effective documentation and the identification of the critical foundations of accurate documentation in home health. The goal is to teach clinicians how to describe skillful interventions in their documentation as well as recognize common mistakes in order to avoid them. Additionally, the...

Goals & Objectives:

Course Goals:

Participants will gain the expectations for quality documentation in home healthcare and incorporate the research and tips that are essential to improve documentation efficiency.

Professional Objectives:

  1. Identify the foundations of reasonable and necessary therapy and therapy documentation as described by CMS.
  2. Recognize the reason why documentation is essential for home healthcare.
  3. Identify the functional question scored on the OASIS start of care that influence reimbursement.
  4. Identify the components of effective documentation from evaluation to discharge.
  5. Select common mistakes made in documentation, in order to avoid.
  6. Identify the elements of efficient documentation and its need in healthcare.
  7. Identify the importance and value of documentation efficiency as seen in the research.
  8. Select research based as well as experience based methods to improve documentation efficiency.
  9. Identify gaps in flawed documentation quality and efficiency in order to improve both.

 

Goals & Objectives:

Course Goals:

Participants will gain the expectations for quality documentation in home healthcare and incorporate the research and tips that are essential to improve documentation efficiency.

Professional Objectives:

  1. Identify the foundations of reasonable and necessary therapy and therapy documentation as described by CMS.
  2. Recognize the reason why documentation is essential for home healthcare.
  3. Identify the functional question scored on the OASIS start of care that influence reimbursement.
  4. Identify the components of effective documentation from evaluation to discharge.
  5. Select common mistakes made in documentation, in order to avoid.
  6. Identify the elements of efficient documentation and its need in healthcare.
  7. Identify the importance and value of documentation efficiency as seen in the research.
  8. Select research based as well as experience based methods to improve documentation efficiency.
  9. Identify gaps in flawed documentation quality and efficiency in order to improve both.

 

Disclosures:

SEMINAR-ON-DEMAND 

"Seminar-On-Demand" course are streamed on your web browser if the online version if purchased. Our SODs are optimized for the most current versions of Safari, Google Chrome or Mozilla Firefox. All SOD courses are mobile ready.

Contact Hours: 3 contact hours in length (check your state’s approval status in the state specific course catalog for your profession).

Target Audience: Physical Therapist, Physical Therapist Assistant, Occupational Therapist, Occupational Therapist Assistant, Speech Language Pathologist

Instructional Level: Beginner

Criteria for Completion: A score of 70% or more is considered passing. Scores of less than 70% indicate a failure to understand the material and the test will need to be taken again until a passing score has been achieved.

ACHA CE Approved Provider 

This course is offered for 0.30 ASHA CEUs (Intermediate level, Professional area).

Please note - ASHA reporting closes at the end of each month, with completions reported around or after the 15th of the following month.

AOTA logoColibri Healthcare, LLC is an AOTA Approved Provider of professional development. AOTA Provider #9118. This distance learning-independent course is offered at 0.3 CEUs/Contact Hours noted above to Occupational Therapists and OTAs. The assignment of AOTA CEUs does not imply endorsement of specific course content, products, or clinical procedures by AOTA or indicate AOTA approval of a certification or other professional recognition.

Personnel Disclosure:

Financial – Ari Ginsberg is employed by Amedisys Home Health & Hospice and receives a salary. He receives payment from HomeCEU for the presentation of this course.

Nonfinancial - no relevant nonfinancial relationship exists.

Content Disclosure: This course does not focus solely on any specific product or service

Cancellation Policy: For activity cancellation, returns, or complaint resolution, please contact us by email help@homeceu.com or by phone at 1.800.55.4CEUS (2387). We have a 100% satisfaction guarantee. Refunds will be issued for courses that have not been completed (exam not taken), or for any course that has been rejected by your board of approval. Webinar attendance must be canceled 24 hours before the scheduled start time.

Disclosures:

SEMINAR-ON-DEMAND 

"Seminar-On-Demand" course are streamed on your web browser if the online version if purchased. Our SODs are optimized for the most current versions of Safari, Google Chrome or Mozilla Firefox. All SOD courses are mobile ready.

Contact Hours: 3 contact hours in length (check your state’s approval status in the state specific course catalog for your profession).

Target Audience: Physical Therapist, Physical Therapist Assistant, Occupational Therapist, Occupational Therapist Assistant, Speech Language Pathologist

Instructional Level: Beginner

Criteria for Completion: A score of 70% or more is considered passing. Scores of less than 70% indicate a failure to understand the material and the test will need to be taken again until a passing score has been achieved.

ACHA CE Approved Provider 

This course is offered for 0.30 ASHA CEUs (Intermediate level, Professional area).

Please note - ASHA reporting closes at the end of each month, with completions reported around or after the 15th of the following month.

AOTA logoColibri Healthcare, LLC is an AOTA Approved Provider of professional development. AOTA Provider #9118. This distance learning-independent course is offered at 0.3 CEUs/Contact Hours noted above to Occupational Therapists and OTAs. The assignment of AOTA CEUs does not imply endorsement of specific course content, products, or clinical procedures by AOTA or indicate AOTA approval of a certification or other professional recognition.

Personnel Disclosure:

Financial – Ari Ginsberg is employed by Amedisys Home Health & Hospice and receives a salary. He receives payment from HomeCEU for the presentation of this course.

Nonfinancial - no relevant nonfinancial relationship exists.

Content Disclosure: This course does not focus solely on any specific product or service

Cancellation Policy: For activity cancellation, returns, or complaint resolution, please contact us by email help@homeceu.com or by phone at 1.800.55.4CEUS (2387). We have a 100% satisfaction guarantee. Refunds will be issued for courses that have not been completed (exam not taken), or for any course that has been rejected by your board of approval. Webinar attendance must be canceled 24 hours before the scheduled start time.

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