Case Managment-Admission Decision
This course provides a comprehensive overview of Medicare home health eligibility requirements, ensuring clinicians can accurately assess whether a patient qualifies for services. It covers key criteria such as homebound status, the role of physicians and allowed practitioners, the necessity of a compliant plan of care, and the definitions of intermittent skilled nursing and reasonable and necessary services. By clarifying CMS regulations, this course equips home health professionals with the knowledge needed to make informed admission decisions and maintain compliance.
Learning Objectives
- Identify the Key Coverage Requirements for Medicare Home Health Services
- Define CMS' criteria for homebound status
- Explain CMS' definition of Physician or Allowed Practitioner
- Define the elements of the complaint plan of care and the role of the physician or allowed practitioner in its establishment.
- Clarify CMS' definition of "intermittent" skilled nursing and "continuing need" for occupational therapy
- Discuss the Medicare standards for determining whether home health services are reasonable and necessary.
*Purchase term consists of 2 months (60 days) of access to the online modules. Access is limited to the purchaser only. Modules may not be recorded, reproduced, or redistributed without the express consent of McBee Associates.
At the conclusion of this presentation, attendees will receive 1.0 Nursing & Administrator CEs
No refunds.
Due to the sensitive nature of the course work, and the intangible nature of the product, McBee is not able to offer refunds on any course materials.