Home Health: Patient Rights and Responsibilities

Contact Hours: 1

Pharmacology Hours: 0

Author(s):

Mary Harris MSN, RN

Course Overview

Home health is a complex care system that requires nurses to be knowledgeable about the care and interventions the patient needs, as well as many business—and legislative-related aspects of home health. This course will review home health patient rights and responsibilities, outline guidelines for billing and reimbursement in the home health setting and summarize current and proposed legislation and quality guidelines that impact reimbursement.

Course Outline

  1. Introduction
  2. Patient Rights and Responsibilities
  3. Billing and Reimbursement Guidelines
  4. Current and Proposed Legislation
  5. Quality Guidelines
  6. Impact of Nurses
  7. Conclusion

Course Outcomes

  1. Review home health patient rights and responsibilities
  2. Outline guidelines for billing and reimbursement in the home health setting
  3. Summarize current and proposed legislation, as well as quality guidelines, that impact reimbursement

Accreditations and Approvals

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  • American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) (P0614)
  • California Board of Registered Nursing (CEP 17418)
  • Kentucky Board of Nursing (7-0090)
  • Louisiana State Board of Nursing (58)
  • Florida Board of Nursing (50-23983)
  • Delaware Board of Nursing (DE-24-010127)
  • Alabama Board of Nursing (#ABNP1577)
  • Iowa Board of Nursing (#393)
  • Kansas Board of Nursing (LT0340-0325)

Approved by the Board of Nursing in every state, you can complete your RN, LVN, and APRN CEUs with confidence.

Accreditation Statement

Nursing CE Central LLC is accredited as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation.

It will take the average learner 60 minutes to complete and awards 1 contact hours of continuing education.

Written For

  • Registered Nurses (RN)
  • Advanced Practice Registered Nurses (APRN)
  • Licensed Practical Nurses (LPN/LVN)

Requirements for Completion

  1. Enrollment in the course by the learner
  2. Read and learn all course materials
  3. Complete the course evaluation
  4. Attest and testify learning of the course materials

Disclosure of Relevant Financial Relationships

Nursing CE Central nor any of the authors, planners, content experts, or any contributors have any relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies to disclose.