First Colorado Home Health Protocol/101

1602 S Parker Rd, Ste 107, Denver, CO 80231

(720) 505-5517

Documentation: Alpine Kinnser, Sandata for EVV and SOLI signature

Billing: Included in Alpine Kinnser

Protocol:

**** Sandata for EVV, Alpine Kinnser, PMH emailed to Contact@alpinetherapyservices.com

SOC – Alpine Kinnser, please include all SOC consents under the misc tab of Alpine Kinnser

EVALUATION GUIDELINES – 5 days from the SOC, if add on within 2 days

INSURANCE SPECIFIC GUIDELINES – Medicaid (pedi and adult), Sandata EVV required for all visits

REFUSAL OF EVALUATION – email office

EVALUATION PAPERWORK

·      Standardized Testing

·      Verbal Orders – faxed orders, email the office to request fax

MISSED VISITS – 3 or more, call the office to discuss before dc for noncompliance; don’t complete missed visits, rather update frequency

DISCHARGES – call office to find out if you are the last one in

·      The Final Discipline

o   OASIS

o   NOMNC pdf

o   DC instructions

·      Regular Discharges

CASE CONFERENCES – ZOOM, PAC meetings yearly, Quarterly (QAPI) meetings, care coordination with the treatment team in each note

**Transfer (patient went to hospital)

·       Make sure to find out 1) what day the patient went to the hospital 2) what hospital they are located and 3) if they were admitted or under observation

o   Observation does not require a transfer; Admittance requires a Transfer OASIS

·       Notify the ATS Task Force & the primary contact for each company with the above information

·       Transfer oasis to be completed by the agency, unless you are specifically asked.   

·       Complete Physician Order (click File – New – Order (Transfer/Hospitalization Order)

·       Submit the patient in Soli as ‘hospitalized.’

·       If patient is still hospitalized after the cert ends, please discharge in Soli due to hospitalization at end of cert.

Resumption of Care – communicated by agency staff to contact@alpinetherapyservices.com