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  1. Does this seem wrong?????

    I am not sure if what you describe falls into the category of fraud, but I wouldn't hesitate to say abuse at the very least. In either case, if medicare starts to review these cases you will start seeing all that money do a backwards flow. And if tha...
  2. Can They Threaten The License Of A Nurse Over....

    Powernurse: First of all you are right in saying you shouldn't sign off on visits you are not sure were done. I may be off in my practice but: If I knew the particular nurse well, was sure of her abilities, the patients for which these visits were do...
  3. Can you believe this???

    For some reason, nursing seems to be one of the worst fields as far as supervisors not adhering to federal laws concerning employment. Most seem to have no clue when they are breaking laws and putting the company they work for at risk for lawsuits, f...
  4. Who's charting is it anyway?

    It beats the heck out of me that nurses would risk their entire career by encouraging fraud within the medicare system. And for what? Most of these nurses are on a typical salary with no special perks. How is it that they take that kind of risk at a ...
  5. Who's charting is it anyway?

    I used to work for an agency that had "team conferences" that consisted of asking every person involved with patients care to give their opinion on the oasis questions. It was a joke...most times the answers were never the same and it would end with ...
  6. Who's charting is it anyway?

    Unfortunately, there are some agencies out there that are unable to make it financially without "cheating". What gets me is that they won't invest the money that it costs to properly train nurses to code correctly. Lots of dollars are thrown away bec...
  7. how many recerts in one day do you do

    You are getting the shaft. No way around it. Continue to say "NO" when you are bogged down. If they get upset with you, don't even acknowledge it. They know better and you should not have to explain such simple things to them.
  8. I Quit!

    I like the part about nasty little dogs. I'm thinking more like "nasty little nurse managers that forget what it's like to work in the field". They can't help you with any of your piles of paperwork or anything else because they barely have time for ...
  9. Does this seem wrong?????

    First of all, you are not going to change anything there. And by the sound of things, there is a lot to change. What you can change is your involvement with it by changing employers. Believe it or not, there are agencies in this business that do thi...
  10. QA Nurse changing my Oasis answers!!

    I do believe that every RN working in home health should educate herself on the oasis questions and how to properly assess for and answer them. Medicare has several educational sources on this subject that are excellent for the home health RN. The an...
  11. Home Health agencies paying nurses per visit

    I am wondering: with having to cover 10 counties...how does that work with the 50 mile radius limit that is imposed on most agencies.....in louisiana, our rules say 50 miles because they dont feel you can effectively manage to take care of patients n...
  12. QA Nurse changing my Oasis answers!!

    When I read your post I hate to admit this but I was relieved. Relieved because the same thing is happening to me....and has been for a while. I voiced my opinion a while back and I was made to feel like I was a trouble maker. I am per visit and over...
  13. Pregnant ONCALL need your input

    Rosey--did I read correctly that you are perdiem only. On call is usually given only to full time staff at most places. REASONS: Pay is pathetic for on call. Full time staff get benefits, vacation, insurance, and sometimes shopping at the mall while ...
  14. Oasis switch up

    How do I verify that Oasis answers that I have documented are correctly entered into the system by data entry person? Agency no longer keeps the printout verification sheets with the original oasis that the RN's do. This is curious to me especially s...
  15. home health charting

    If not too much trouble I would like to see them too. The format we use for nurse notes and home health aide assignment sheets are pathetic at best. Thanks runrn