RESC 4361: Rehabilitation & Home Care

Assignment Four

12A. Review the following pages at the Medicare site.  http://www.medicare.gov
sites prior to our guest lecture. (If the links below do not work go to the Medicare site and read each of these sections.)

What is Medicare (review "Medicare Eligibility and Enrollment and Medicare Coverage and Billing" at the home Medicare Basics page - read each of the sections)
Medicare and Home Health Care - Review the Document to Determine Who Pays and for What Services and What Services are Covered under Medicare Home Health
MediGap - What is it?
Medicare Modernization Act - On December 8, 2003, President George W. Bush signed into law the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement and Modernization Act (MMA) of 2003.
Take the Quiz - following today's (5-26-04) take this quiz and report back on how well you do.

12B. Search the web or journals for an article dealing with reimbursement of respiratory care services in alternate care sites. Provide a review of the article and its' implications for respiratory therapists.  No duplicate articles will be accepted.

12C. Documentation is very important in the alternate care sites. Faulty documentation can result in loss of reimbursement and additional paperwork to correct the problem. Be familiar with the documentation listed
in Ch. 12.

1. Initial evaluation (including rehabilitation potential)
2. Care plan
3. Daily therapy documentation
4. Weekly summary
5. Discharge summary

NOTE: Immunizations for the Home Care RCP
For your own protection check through your records to confirm that you are current on recommended immunizations. If not contact your employee health office or personal physician for immunizations and boosters.

  Contact | Calendar | Syllabus
Assignments | Textbook | WebLinks | Messages