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home healthcare term
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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Home health care? | healthcare services to patients in their home |
| 1st home health care? | 1880 |
| 1st major boom? | 1965 |
| medicare made healthcare available to elderly? | 1973 |
| which is most frequently provided services? | home health |
| home health services? | dietician,social workers,physical therapist,occupational therapist, |
| home health care agencies? | governments agencies, nonprofit, propretory, hospital-based agencies |
| what% of health care agencies are medicare certified? | 55% |
| 2nd most common form of home health care? | personal care support services(home health aides) |
| personal care support services include? | homaking food, personal care, bathing |
| HEMS | HOME EQUIPTMENT MANAGEMENT SERVICES |
| home equiptment management services also reffered to as? | home medical or durable medical equipment |
| DME | DURABLE MEDICAL EQUIPMENT |
| EXAMPLES OF DME? | CANES,O2 TANKS, WHEEL CHAIR, COMMODES |
| LAST MAJOR TYPE OF HOME HEALTH CARE? | home pharmacies services |
| what are home pharmacy services responsible? | monitoring patient's med's,clinical response on ongoing basis,compounding & dispensing,and copies of lab reports |
| pharmacy may prepare meds up to___before administratied | 1 month |
| sterile meds labeling of meds must be according to laws of? | usp 797 |
| what do physicians usually run from their offices? | ambulatory infusion center |
| AIC | ambulatory infusion center |
| LTC | LONG TERM CARE |
| WHAT IS LONG TERM CARE? | PROVISION OF HEALTH and personal care for long period |
| ltc required due to? | traumatic injury,chronic illness, or disability |
| SNF | SKILLED NURSING FACILITIES |
| skilled nursing facilities | individual need extensive medical care |
| 3 types of busines model of snf | Gov., proprietary, and not-for-prifit |
| medicare is funded by? | gov. and social security |
| medicare part A | covers hospital stays & nursing home time |
| medicare part B | covers Dr. visits, specialized test, supplies |
| medicare part c | hospice benefit |
| medicare part D | covers prescription |
| PDP | preferred drug provider |
| automotic stop order? | requirement for particular druf=gs to assure the proper monitoring of drug usage |
| consultant pharmacist(cllinical pharmacist) | responsible for monitoring drug usage & drug therapy of patients iin nursing homes |
| medication regimen review | process established by the center for medicare/medicaid services requiring that a licensed RPh review med use very month |
| MRR | medication regimen review |