{"ref":"GA-HH-CC-01","title":"Coordination of Services, Case Conferences, and Summary Reports to the Physician","category":"Service delivery","summary":"Requires everyone who cares for a patient to keep in contact with the Agency so that their work complements each other and supports the plan of treatment; requires dated minutes of case conferences in the clinical record; and requires a written summary report of clinical and progress notes to be sent to the attending physician at least every 60 days and at discharge.","inShort":["Tell the patient’s case manager the same day about any change, fall, refusal, missed visit, or safety concern.","Write your visit note the day you see the patient.","Take part in case conferences for your patients. The minutes, with the date, go in the patient’s record.","The doctor gets a written summary of every patient’s care at least every 60 days and when the patient is discharged."],"primaryCitation":"Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. 111-8-31-.08(e)","citations":["Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. 111-8-31-.08(a)","Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. 111-8-31-.08(e)","Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. 111-8-31-.08(f)","Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. 111-8-31-.09(b)","Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. 111-8-31-.09(d)"],"federalCitations":["42 CFR §484.60(d)","42 CFR §484.75(b)","42 CFR §484.105(c)"],"surveyorAsks":["Show me the dated minutes of the case conferences for this patient. Who took part?","Show me the last two summary reports sent to the attending physician. Were they sent at least every 60 days?"],"forms":[{"ref":"GA-HH-CC-01-A","title":"Case Conference Record"},{"ref":"GA-HH-CC-01-B","title":"Summary Report to the Attending Physician"}],"headings":["Terms of Reference","1. Purpose","2. Scope","3. Definitions","4. Policy Statement (Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. 111-8-31-.08(e))","5. The Case Manager","6. Communication Among Agency Staff","7. Communication With Physicians and Other Providers","8. Case Conferences","9. Summary Reports to the Attending Physician","10. Patient and Caregiver Education","11. Responsibilities","12. Records and Compliance Monitoring","13. Staff Training","14. References","15. Related Policies and Forms","16. Approval","17. Revision History"],"version":"1.0","sample":false,"pack":"ga-hha","state":"Georgia","service":"Home health","guides":[{"path":"/guides/home-health-agency-policies/","h1":"What policies and procedures are required for home health agencies?"},{"path":"/guides/home-health-conditions-of-participation/","h1":"Home health Conditions of Participation: which policies each one needs"}],"agency":{"name":"Sample Agency","legalName":"Sample Agency, LLC","logo":null}}