Author Question: Which payer is the largest for home health services? a. Private insurance b. Patients and ... (Read 47 times)

KWilfred · **on:** Jul 8, 2018

Which payer is the largest for home health services?

a. Private insurance
b. Patients and families in the form of self-pay
c. Medicare
d. Medicaid

Question 2

Telehealth programs with high-quality clinical practice require which tools? (Select all that apply.)

a. Standards and guidelines
b. Protocols and procedures
c. Evaluation/quality improvement methods
d. Certification programs

swimkari · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 8, 2018

Answer to Question 1

ANS: C
As the largest payer, Medicare, through its Conditions of Participation, represents the standard for the services provided by home health agencies and the payment for these services by many commercial insurance payers and state Medicaid programs.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: A, B, C
Telehealth programs with high-quality clinical practice require the following tools: standards and guidelines, protocols and procedures, and evaluation/quality improvement methods. Certification programs are not tools.