Handbook of
Home Health Standards and Documentation: Quality, Documentation, and
Reimbursement, 5th Edition
Tina M. Marrelli, MSN, MA, RN
Spiral-bound: 680 pages
Size: 5.3" x 8.3"
ISBN 032305224X
978-0323052245
Mosby / Elsevier Science
September 2008 (click button below for the very best currently available price
for this important resource)
Organized by the body system, this is also a handy pocket
reference. Widely known as the "little red book," it's been thoroughly updated and expanded to include new
guidelines on trauma and ventilator care, basic assessment tools,
OASIS considerations, the most recently revised Federal Register
Final Rule, up-to-date coding, information on the
Prospective Payment System (PPS) guidelines, and the most recent
government advisories.
Handbook of Home Health Standards:
Quality, Documentation, and Reimbursement includes everything
the home care nurse needs to provide quality care and effectively
document care based on accepted professional standards. All
information in this handbook has been thoroughly reviewed, revised,
and updated.
Offers easy-to-access and
easy-to-read format that guides users step by step through
important home care standards and documentation guidelines
Provides practical tips for
effective documentation of diagnoses/clinical conditions
commonly treated in the home, designed to positively influence
reimbursement from third party payers.
Lists ICD-9-CM diagnostic codes,
needed for completing CMS billing forms, in each body system
section, along with a complete alphabetical list of all codes
included in the book in an appendix.
Incorporates hospice care and
documentation standards so providers can create effective
hospice documentation.
Emphasizes the provision of quality
care by providing guidelines based on the most current approved
standards of care.
Includes the most current
NANDA-approved nursing diagnoses so that providers have the most
accurate and up-to-date information at their fingertips.
Identifies skilled services,
including services appropriate for the multidisciplinary team to
perform.
Offers discharge planning solutions
to address specific concerns so providers can easily identify
the plan of discharge that most effectively meets the patient's
needs.
Lists the crucial parts of all
standards that specific members of the multidisciplinary team
(e.g., the nurse, social worker) must uphold to work effectively
together to achieve optimum patient outcomes.
Resources for care and practice
direct providers to useful sources to improve patient care
and/or enhance their professional practice.
Each set of guidelines includes
patient, family, and caregiver education so that health care
providers can supply clients with necessary information for
specific problems or concerns.
Communication tips identify
quantifiable data that assists in providing insurance case
managers with information on which to make effective patient
care decisions.
Several useful sections make the
handbook thorough and complete: Medicare guidelines; home care
definitions, roles, and abbreviations; NANDA-approved nursing
diagnoses; guidelines for home medial equipment and supplies.
Small size for convenient carrying
in bag or pocket!
Provides the most up-to-date
information about the newest and predominant reimbursement
mechanisms in home care: the Prospective Payment System (PPS)
and Pay For Performance (P4P).
Updated terminology, definitions,
and language to reflect the federal agency change from Health
Care Financing Administration (HCFA) to Centers for Medicare &
Medicaid Services (CMS) and other industry changes.
Includes the most recent NANDA
diagnoses and OASIS form and documentation explanations.
New interdisciplinary roles have
been added, such as respiratory therapist and nutritionist.
This book provides thorough coverage of everything the nurse
needs for quality home care provision and effective documentation,
including detailed standards and documentation guidelines for each
of 60 clinical problems. This handbook offers detailed standards and
documentation guidelines including ICD-9-CM (diagnostic) codes,
OASIS considerations, service skills (including the skills of the
multidisciplinary health care team), factors justifying homebound
status, interdisciplinary goals and outcomes, reimbursement, and
resources for practice and education.
