Home health agency reform creates new opportunities for medical record professionals.
Home health care agencies are being required by federal legislation and by accrediting agencies to comply with new, stricter regulations. By providing their expertise in interpreting regulations and establishing quality assurance programs, medical record professionals can place both the agencies and themselves in a "win-win" situation.
D014487:Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, U.S.; D006699:Home Care Services / Q000592:standards*; D007591:Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations; D008497:Medical Record Administrators; D011785:Quality Assurance, Health Care; D012380:Role; D012956:Societies, Nursing; D014481:United States