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  1. Paperwork

    homehealth43130 replied to Jonesy's topic in Home Health

    That all depends upon your agency policy and how you are paid. We expect all documentation that can be done to be done in the home during the visit. If you are paid by the visit that usually...

  2. considering home health

    homehealth43130 replied to Breezer398's topic in Home Health

    Some agencies have weekend and evening cases and visits which may or maynot be an option for you. The majority of the intermittent visits occur during the day. Good luck in your

  3. medicaid spendown

    homehealth43130 replied to renerian's topic in Home Health

    We accept Medicaid spend-down and allow them to use our charges against their spend-down. Depending on how much of a spend-down they have, we send a bill to their Medicaid case manager after the...

  4. Who pays for the Aide????

    homehealth43130 replied to JennyHHRN's topic in Home Health

    Home health aide services are bundled under the Medicare home health benefit. So the general rule is that if Medicare is primary and another funding source is secondary ie Medicaid Waiver, the aide...

  5. I am thinking of Home Health...

    homehealth43130 replied to newflgrad's topic in Home Health

    We don't hire new grads at all - LPN or RN. We feel there is too much clinical decison making involved that we feel a new graduate does not have. We require at least two year med surg experience...

  6. Nurse for 30 years, now going to do Home Health Nursing, Opinions Please......

    homehealth43130 replied to DutchgirlRN's topic in Home Health

    Each agency is run a little differently. If you were going to be a visit nurse only, no case management or OASIS responsibility then getting paid by the visit is a good way to be paid. Rates differ...

  7. Independent Provider Nurses

    homehealth43130 replied to NSigafoosLPNIP's topic in Home Health

    Ohio Home Care Waivers are looking to cut the LPN reimbursement rate for IP's by 30% to fall into line with other payers. They are also looking at a case management type model where the clients will...

  8. Psyche RN's being required to do wound care - help!

    homehealth43130 replied to Swanee's topic in Home Health

    We currently do not offer Psych nursing, but have in the past and we also expected our Psych nurses to be able to do med/surg visits if they were light. We did give them orientation to routine...

  9. Is it even possible anymore to start a home nursing business?

    homehealth43130 replied to Roland's topic in Home Health

    It all depends upon your State. You cannot bill Medicare until you have a Medicare provider number - that can take several months to a year depending on how backed up your state surveyors are. In...