When the patient returns to the agency during the last five days of an episode, when should the resumption of care assessment and recertification assessment be completed?

When the patient returns to the agency during the last five days of an episode, when should the resumption of care assessment and recertification assessment be completed?

Wed, Aug 11, 2010

Q: When the patient returns to the agency during the last five days of an episode, when should the resumption of care assessment and recertification assessment be completed?

A: If the patient returns to the agency during the last five days of the episode after a qualifying inpatient facility admission, a resumption of care assessment would be completed, along with enough details to generate a new plan of care and orders for the new certification period. A recertification assessment would never follow a transfer assessment.

assessments, certification, episodes, Recertification, resumption of care, ROC, transfer assessment

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Casey Ramsdell

Casey is an associate editor at Beacon Health, the homecare division of HCPro,Inc. She serves as the editor of Beacon Health's newsletter for administrators Homecare Administrator, contributes to Beacon's print and electronic publications, moderates audio conferences, and manages OASIS-Central. Casey has a bachelor's degree in journalism from Northeastern University in Boston.

2 Responses to “When the patient returns to the agency during the last five days of an episode, when should the resumption of care assessment and recertification assessment be completed?”

betsy Says:
August 13th, 2010 at 12:16 pm

First, thanks for your post.
I would like to know what to do if the patient returns to the agency after an hospitalization on day 61 or 62?

Thanks in advance

Casey Ramsdell Says:
August 24th, 2010 at 1:37 pm

If the patient returns home on day 61 or 62 after an inpatient facility stay in which a recertification assessment was not completed during the last five days of the episode, a start of care assessment is required. A discharge assessment should not be completed. The clinician simply needs to complete agency-specific discharge paperwork.

Thanks,

OASIS-Central Team

betsy Says:
August 13th, 2010 at 12:16 pm
First, thanks for your post.
I would like to know what to do if the patient returns to the agency after an hospitalization on day 61 or 62?

Thanks in advance
Casey Ramsdell Says:
August 24th, 2010 at 1:37 pm
If the patient returns home on day 61 or 62 after an inpatient facility stay in which a recertification assessment was not completed during the last five days of the episode, a start of care assessment is required. A discharge assessment should not be completed. The clinician simply needs to complete agency-specific discharge paperwork.

Thanks,

OASIS-Central Team

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