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Coordination of Services, Case Conferences, and Summary Reports to the Physician

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.

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About this policy
Policy number
GA-HH-CC-01
Version
1.0
Main rule
Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. 111-8-31-.08(e)
Library
Georgia home health · 56 policies
Category
Service delivery
Sections
18

In short

  • 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.

What's inside

18 sections. The full text comes with the One-time Policy Pack.

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  • 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

An inspector may ask

  • 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?

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