Video
Instructional Level: Intermediate

Accreditation Information:

Course Outline:

Hour 1

  • Healthcare reform
  • Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI) Triple Aim
    • Improve Patient Experience
    • Improve Population Health
    • Reduce Per Capita Expense
  • Current Alternative Payment Models
    • Accountable Care Organizations
    • Value Based Programs
    • Managed Care Organizations
  • BPCI- Bundled Payment Care Initiative
    • Comprehensive Care for Joint Replacement
    • Cardiac Rehabilitation (CR) Incentive Payment Model
    • Surgical Hip and Femur Fracture Treatment (SHFFT) Model
  • Value Based Purchasing in Home Health
  • Value Based Purchasing Quality Measures
  • Rehospitalization/Readmissions
  • Improving Medicare Post-Acute Care Transformation Act (IMPACT Act)
  • Home Health Quality Reporting
  • Impact on Therapy
  • Home Health Basics
  • Home Health PPS
  • Medicare Payment
  • Skilled Coverage
  • MD Certification
  • Therapy Requirements
  • Maintenance Therapy
  • Initial Therapy Assessment

Hour 2

  • Reassessments
  • Supervisory Visits
  • Documentation Requirements
  • OASIS
  • Clinical Notes
  • Treatment Consideration and Expectations
  • Clinical Expectations
  • Medication Management
  • Disease Management
  • Wound Care
    • Negative Pressure Wound Therapy
  • Infection Control
    • Bag Technique
    • Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
  • Conditions of Participation

Author

Leigh Ann Frick, PT, MBA

A Starter's Guide to Home Health: What You Need to Know

A Starter's Guide to Home Health: What You Need to Know

2 Hours Instructional Level: Intermediate
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$33

Description:

This course is deigned to provide a high level introduction to providing therapy in the home health environment. With the impact of healthcare reform on setting utilization, we start with an overview of the various payment models and impact on care. The basic requirements of home health are reviewed including some payment pieces; as well as the therapy components and documentation requirements. The course ends with some clinical and logistical considerations of doing home health therapy.

Full Course Description
This course is deigned to provide a high level introduction to providing therapy in the home health environment. With the impact of healthcare reform on setting utilization, we start with an overview of the various payment models and impact on care. The basic requirements of home health are reviewed including some payment pieces; as well as the therapy components and documentation requirements. The course ends with some clinical and logistical considerations of doing home health...

Goals & Objectives:

Course Goals:

This course is intended to instruct the professional on providing care within the home health setting.

Professional Objectives:

  1. Identify the trajectory of healthcare and healthcare reform; and it’s impact on home health utilization and requirements.
  2. Recognize the general requirements related to qualifying for a home health episode of care.
  3. Identify the therapy requirements as it relates to the provision of services under home health.
  4. Recall the documentation requirements related to home health.
  5. Recognize the differences in providing in home care and how to optimize success in service delivery.

Goals & Objectives:

Course Goals:

This course is intended to instruct the professional on providing care within the home health setting.

Professional Objectives:

  1. Identify the trajectory of healthcare and healthcare reform; and it’s impact on home health utilization and requirements.
  2. Recognize the general requirements related to qualifying for a home health episode of care.
  3. Identify the therapy requirements as it relates to the provision of services under home health.
  4. Recall the documentation requirements related to home health.
  5. Recognize the differences in providing in home care and how to optimize success in service delivery.

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: 2 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, and Nurses

Instructional Level: Intermediate

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.

Personnel Disclosure:

Financial – Leigh Ann Frick is self employed by Care Navigation Consulting and receives a salary. She receives payment from HomeCEU for the presentation of this course.

Nonfinancial - no relevant nonfinancial relationship exists.

 

No relevant conflicts of interest exist for any member of the activity planning committee

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: 2 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, and Nurses

Instructional Level: Intermediate

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.

Personnel Disclosure:

Financial – Leigh Ann Frick is self employed by Care Navigation Consulting and receives a salary. She receives payment from HomeCEU for the presentation of this course.

Nonfinancial - no relevant nonfinancial relationship exists.

 

No relevant conflicts of interest exist for any member of the activity planning committee

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.