Get a SOC folder.
Call complaint line.
In the mean time, follow the chain of command. Notify the MD of supply issues - let your boss's referral source call the office and ask why they need...
Wow. Pharmacies aren't really that connected to home health other than your requirements to do medication reconciliation. FYI: There's a difference between nursing at peoples homes and "Home Health...
You are describing the federal mileage requirements. I have had several jobs where they say my pts will be near me, but I end up working 20 - 30 miles away and all short distances between pts. This is...
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I have a lot of issues with HH. I quit a year ago but I miss the pt care. Plus, the industry is so terrible that my 11 years of experience don't seem to be worth much in any other health care
I don't mean to hi-jack this thread, but it's old, and I can't Ctrl-f "new", "topic" "post" or find any button for new post.
I just had a worker's comp phone interview. We talked for 70 min, they...
There is NO standard. If someone says there is, they're selling you something. Did you read the first link? That garbage was written for the benefit of investors. The pro's/cons of staff payment are...
I'm no expert, but AFAIK the only difference with union/non-union is that (some) unions negotiate a group contract, while each non-union individual must negotiate alone. BUT, once there's a contract,...
XX y/o F lives with ??? Who assists with ADLs. Referred for ST, & SN from MD office for additional speech therapy as ability improves.
We have previously seen Pt after she was hospitalized at...
Re: burnout. Look up your state's case law on Exempt status of home health clinicians. If applicable go to your county's lawyer referral service and have them write a letter stating that you are not...
Do a through SOC with SBAR narrative. List phone numbers in narrative for quick reference. Insist that If you are to follow pt, then you get 1st crack at doing the SOC - otherwise you need to review...
I had a patient from a SNF who had a unique Dx that I really wanted to follow. I had no experience with this Dx and I could only get orders from nurses memory. The SNF MD said he only transcribed...
All the work rolls down hill to the clinician who has no voice in the office, and is barely considered a team member by outside agencies. Most institutions are not even aware that you can satisfy PHI...
I graduated as BSN in 2009 & couldn't GIVE my labor away for experience. Pig in a Snake my butt. Nobody cares about anything but this quarter's profits. I ended up in dead-end home health where...
We ARE in a recession. Any propaganda to the contrary is aimed at propping up the market long enough for the ruling class to discretely liquefy assets. And yet corporate profits continue. News said to...
I've been at several agencies looking for somewhere that follows labor law. We need industry wide labor organizing - I see the same people jumping from agency to agency, and everyone short on staff....