Handbook of Home Health Orientation is a practical, easy-to-use guide to essential information covered in virtually every home health agencys orientation program. Home health agencies will find this handbook a current, consistent, convenient way to ensurethat all new staff members receive and understand basic information. This reference presents various regulatory and clinical information needed for effective care planning, evaluation, and reimbursement. Medicare standards, guidelines for the completion of the HCFA-485 form, and updated OASIS-B form are included. Home health managers and educators may partner this handbook with the accompanying Manual of Home Health Practice.
PART I: Home Care Clinician: Overview of an Important Role 1. Welcome to Home Care: The Health Care Setting of the Future 2. Home Care Nursing: A Historical Perspective 3. Home Care: Its Own Specialty 4. Orientation Considerations
PART II: Patient Care Planning and Home Care: The Nuts and Bolts 5. Medicare Home Care 6. Intake Referral Process 7. Documentation Overview 8. Continuing Care 9. Discharge
PART III: Specialty Considerations in Home Care 10. Psychiatric Care in Home Care 11. Cardiac Care in Home Care 12. Wound Care in Home Care 13. Oncology Care in Home Care 14. Maternal-Child Care in Home Care 15. Pediatric Care in Home Care 16. Hospice Care in Home Care 17. Intravenous Care in Home Care
PART IV: Other Considerations 18. Where to from Here: Professional Growth in Home Care
- Appendix A: The Oasis - Glossary
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