[nursemarie]

help! i am thinking about becoming an independent medicaid and private pay home health nurse, i have been working in the home health field for 3 yrs. i have the provider packet from medicaid, but it does not give much info. anyone know of a good resource on policy, procedure, guidelines, covered expenses, pay scale????? any help will be greatly appreciated. email: dmsouders@aol.com

[INC]

Come visit us. We can help. http://users.lr.net /~dmagee/indpnurse.html

[cade]

nursemarie, i too, am a private duty nurse and i recently registered with a new website called americancaregiver.com which is going to enable me to work smarter. this site links caregivers with careseekers via the internet. it is going to be a huge force in internet healthcare industry very soon. right now they are starting and GA and soon in FL, and will be natl. very soon. all caregivers can register for free now, regardless of where you are. names and qualifications of us caregivers are listed on the site after registration, the care seekers can contact and hire us directly. they can also provide you the info you stated you needed. check it out!

[jpo]

Dear nursemarie, I have been in home health for 17 years and wouldn't advise anyone to go into it. Especially to become Medicare or Medicaid certified. It has been a headache with all the changes and government regulations.
Policies and procedures I wrote myself after I received the state's packet on the rules and regs for home health, I made the application and was surveyed for my license. I would advise you to get an accountant who knows home health and the system, and a great consultant.
Good luck if you continue. Jill (write me)


[This message has been edited by jpo (edited November 20, 1999).]

[sguiterrn]

I am looking for the same thing. Love to hear what you've learned so far.