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2. Home care in the United States - Wikipedia

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   Home health care is medical in nature and is provided by licensed, skilled healthcare professionals. Home health care providers deliver services in the client's own home. Professional home health services may include medical or psychological assessment, wound care, pain management, disease education and management, physical therapy, speech ...

3. National Provider Identifier - Wikipedia

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   A National Provider Identifier (NPI) is a unique 10-digit identification number issued to health care providers in the United States by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). The NPI has replaced the Unique Physician Identification Number (UPIN) as the required identifier for Medicare services, and is used by other payers ...

4. Accreditation Commission for Health Care - Wikipedia

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   The Accreditation Commission for Health Care (ACHC) is a United States non-profit health care accrediting organization. It represents an alternative to the Joint Commission and CHAP, The Community Health Accreditation Program. ACHC was established in 1985 by home care health providers to create an accreditation option which was more focused on ...

5. Help With in-Home Care for Someone With Alzheimer’s - WebMD

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   These services may be covered by Medicare, Medicaid, or private insurance, at least in part. In-home care is for people who need help to do things like take a bath, dress, make their meals, and ...

6. Home Care: How to Make It Work - WebMD

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   It will make it easier when they talk and become familiar with each other. Write down details about their daily routine, including when and what they like to eat, watch, or read if the caregiver ...

7. Understanding Medicare Coverage for Home Health Aides

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   Medicare plans. Takeaway. Medicare doesn’t cover home health aides unless your doctor has approved a home health care plan that involves professional services such as skilled nursing care or ...

8. Cancer Care at Home: How to Find and Hire Caregivers - WebMD

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   A home health care agency can be a good place to find anyone from an RN to an aide to special therapists. Your doctor’s office can refer you to an agency or to another staffing registry that ...

9. Electronic visit verification - Wikipedia

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   Electronic visit verification (EVV) is a method used to verify home healthcare visits to ensure patients are not neglected and to cut down on fraudulently documented home visits. Beginning January 1, 2020, home care agencies that provide personal care services must have an EVV solution in place or risk having their Medicaid claims denied, under ...