title: Assessing referral appropriateness in the Intake Department: system changes under PPS.
abstract: Since PPS, the Intake Department focus includes evaluation of the level of home care services needed and payment coverage criteria. This article focuses on questions intake staff should ask to adequately screen for home care eligibility. Even though the OASIS assessment cannot be completed prior to the start of care visit, screening information can be collected that relate to the OASIS questions.
authors.affiliation: MissNynaK@aol.com
authors.forename: Nina
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Kaiser
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D004185:Disability Evaluation; D004608:Eligibility Determination / Q000379:methods / Q000592:standards*; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand; D006699:Home Care Services / Q000191:economics; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010353:Patient Education as Topic; D017060:Patient Satisfaction; D012017:Referral and Consultation