Home Health RNs paperwork out of control

Specialties Home Health

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Does any other home health RN feel that the paperwork required an RN is out of control? In my office the joke with the RNs is that we want a promotion to an LPN! Admission oasis, recerts and resumption of care following hospitalization run 50+ pages. We RNs have all agreed that we can not do a 1st admission in home in less that 90 minutes. Then starts the 90 minute + paper work then MD calls and putting charts together. Divide the time spent doing all that and we're working for $12-$15 /hr. Hmm 50 pages for RN paperwork or 2 pages LPN paperwork.

Why do you think my member name is "chartingtildawn" Been doing this 1 1/2 years. Any others think the same?

Specializes in Home Health, MS, Oncology, Case Manageme.

The paperwork is terrible but at least using a computer you can cut and paste. I've saved some frequently used verbage and just paste it into the appropriate note. I've used SOS and McKesson's Horizon.

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Absolutelt, it is far too much.

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Absolutely

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