The Complete Guide To The Home Care Survey Process

Author : Paula Long
Publisher : Beacon Health, a Division of Blr
ISBN 13 : 9781601468970
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (689 download)

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Download or read book Homecare Survey Prep and Survival Guide written by Paula Long and published by Beacon Health, a Division of Blr. This book was released on 2011-11-18 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The complete survey preparation manual Take the fear and stress out of the survey process by creating a perpetual state of readiness at your agency. In theHomecare Survey Prep and Survival Guide, author Paula Long, RN, CHCE, provides you with the ultimate blueprint to navigate the CMS survey process. Develop and maintain a survey preparation book, which will provide you with regulatory compliance resources and organized information for the surveyor. Discover how to conduct mock surveys to reinforce compliance and address deficiencies before a surveyor finds them. With dozens of tools, checklists, templates, and customizable worksheets and forms, this comprehensive survival guide will serve as your road map to a successful survey experience. The Homecare Survey Prep and Survival Guide will help you: Adapt your survey prep to meet the data-driven and outcome-oriented focus of the new survey process Develop a plan to ensure your agency exists in a perpetual state of survey readiness under the revised state survey protocols Comply with the Conditions of Participation using valuable, cost-effective resources Coordinate a mock survey using the tools provided to confidently reinforce ongoing readiness Reduce stress on staff by preparing them for their interaction with a surveyor Get practical tips from the field, such as how to reduce staff stress on survey day and how to organize survey preparation under one individual Table of Contents Chapter 1: The CMS Home Health Survey Process Understanding the Terminology and Acronyms A History and Overview of the CMS Survey Process Chapter 2: Survey Types and Tasks The Initial Survey Survey Types Level 1 and 2 Standards Survey Tasks Chapter 3: What to Expect: From the Entrance Interview to the Exit Conference The Entrance Interview Information Gathering Home Visits Information Analysis The Exit Conference Chapter 4: Creating Your Agency's Survey Preparation Book and Using It as a Resource Section 1: The Survey Preparation Checklist Section 2: Preparation Resources Chapter 5: Getting Started: The CoP and Interpretive Guidelines The CoP, Interpretive Guidelines, and Compliance The State Operations Manual Chapter 6: Integrating Other Rules and Regulations Into Survey Preparation Your State Rules Accreditation Standards Chapter 7: Integrating Your Quality Improvement Program Into Survey Preparation Compliance and Integration Chapter 8: Conducting a Mock Survey The Survey Team Pre-Survey Preparation Start at the Beginning: Entrance Interview The Survey Chapter 9: The Statement of Deficiencies and Plan of Correction The Statement of Deficiencies (Your Report Card) The Plan of Correction Chapter 10: Tips From the Trenches Tips Survey Traps Resources and References Appendix A: Surveyor Worksheets and Forms Appendix B: Tools and Checklists Appendix C: TemplatesThese tools are included in your copy of the Homecare Survey Prep and Survival Guide Clinical record compliance audit checklist Customer complaint log Discharge and final billing audit Home health agency survey preparation checklist Home health agency survey sample questions and probes Survey record review guidelines Contract and policy templates