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ss2343

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A home health nurse was competent and efficient, and yet a client simply was not ready to be discharged from care, although the client's date of discharge had now expired. What will happen
 
  to the client now that the original assessment and plan of care suggested that the client be discharged?
  a. A different nurse can begin again with assessment and planning in preparation for an appeal of discontinuation of financial reimbursement.
  b. The nurse's original assessment and plan were inaccurate, so a correction has to be filed to justify continued financial reimbursement.
  c. The client will be discharged as planned and will have to depend on family or friends for assistance.
  d. The client will continue to receive care as needed, and the agency will suffer a financial loss.

Question 2

How are home health agencies reimbursed for care from Medicare?
 
  a. Diagnostic-related groups (DRGs)
  b. Home Health Resource Group (HHRGs)
  c. Outcomes Assessment and Information Set (OASIS)
  d. Preferred Provider Organizations (PPOs)



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Answer to Question 1

ANS: D

Answer to Question 2

ANS: B



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