Home Health Conditions of Participation: Regulatory Checklists and Barnestorm Instructions
Barnestorm developed a set of checklists that delineate the requirements of the new home health Conditions of Participation (HHCoPs) published in the final CMS rule, actions needed to be in compliance, and Barnestorm instructions for how to use Barnestorm Electronic Health Records (EHRs) to meet HHCoP requirements. The document containing these checklists is attached below.
o Transfer and Discharge
o Care Planning, Coordination of Services, and Quality of Care
o Clinical Records
o Transfer Summary Deadline
o Retrieval of Clinical Records
o Comprehensive Assessment of Patients
- ·Patient’s Rights Checklist
o Patient Rights
o Investigation of Complaints
o Information to Patient
- Emergency Preparedness Policy and Procedure Checklist
- Governance /Administration Policy and Procedure Checklist
o Personnel Requirements
o Quality assessment performance improvement (QAPI)
o Skilled Professionals to Physician Communication
- Personnel Requirements Checklist
Important Note: These checklists cover only CoP items that can be addressed in your Electronic Health Records—be aware that many CoP specifications require changes to your agency policies and procedures that are not covered in these checklists.