Annual Conference & Home Care Exhibition

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Glossary

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Home health care

Skilled, Medicare-certified care delivered in a patient's home - nursing, therapy, aide services and medical social work - ordered by a physician under a formal plan of care.

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Private duty home care

Non-medical or long-hour support (companion care, personal care, homemaking) usually paid privately, through long-term care insurance or through Medicaid waiver programmes rather than Medicare.

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Hospice

Palliative care for people with a terminal prognosis, delivered under the Medicare Hospice Benefit across four levels of care: routine home care, continuous home care, general inpatient and respite.

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OASIS-E

Outcome and Assessment Information Set, the standardised patient assessment completed by Medicare-certified home health agencies at start of care, resumption, recertification and discharge; it feeds both payment and quality reporting.

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PDGM

Patient-Driven Groupings Model, the Medicare home health payment system that prices 30-day care periods using clinical grouping, timing, admission source and functional level rather than therapy visit volume alone.

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EVV

Electronic Visit Verification, the system that captures visit time, location and service type for Medicaid personal care and home health aide services; most states mandate an EVV system that meets the 21st Century Cures Act requirements.

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ADLs and IADLs

Activities of Daily Living (bathing, dressing, toileting, transferring, eating) and Instrumental Activities of Daily Living (medication management, meal preparation, finances, transportation) used to establish eligibility and plan aide support.

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Plan of care

The written, physician-ordered and periodically reviewed document listing the diagnoses, goals, disciplines, visit frequencies and medications that authorise home health or hospice services.

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QAPI

Quality Assessment and Performance Improvement, the structured data-driven programme required under Medicare Conditions of Participation; agencies track indicators, run improvement projects and report to their governing body.

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Conditions of Participation

The federal requirements in 42 CFR Part 484 that a home health agency must meet to bill Medicare, covering patient rights, care planning, quality, infection control and clinical records.

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Survey

The state or federal inspection that determines whether an agency meets licensure and Medicare certification standards; conference sessions commonly prepare teams for mock surveys and plan-of-correction writing.

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Medicaid HCBS waiver

Home and Community-Based Services waivers that let a state fund in-home personal care, respite and supported employment for people who would otherwise need institutional care; Missouri waivers drive much of the state's private duty volume.

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Referral source and intake

The hospital, physician, skilled nursing facility or case manager that sends a patient to an agency; intake teams convert referrals into start-of-care visits within payer-defined timeframes.

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Durable medical equipment (DME)

Reusable medical items such as hospital beds, wheelchairs, oxygen equipment and lifts supplied for use in the home, subject to separate Medicare DME coverage and documentation rules.