Home health care can be considered to be either Intermittent Skilled Care or Private Duty Care provided in the home setting.
For all intents and purposes this site pertains primarily to Intermittent Skilled Care.
This site provides information for home health care professionals such as field staff nurses, therapists (PT, OT, ST), medical social workers, chaplains & clergy, home health aides, as well as administrators, supervisors an office support staff.
There may be some overlap and application to Hospice care, but the accuracy is not guaranteed.
Every effort is made to provide the most current and accurate information but it is not guaranteed. For final authority, please refer to your own agency documents, the COPS, reimbursement source, intermediary, or to Medicare directly.
All information provided in this site, unless otherwise stated, is © by Kathy Quan RN BSN PHN. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. To use the information, written permission is required. Please email Kathy Quan before lifting any written materials, photographs, or graphics. Thank you!!
To comply with HIPAA regulations, any identifying information for patients referenced has been altered to protect privacy.
