How can APRNs do a medication reduction/review in a nursing home?
Some statistics say the average medication pass in nursing homes involves 73 medications. This number is the responsibility of the doctor and nurse practitioner to manage and reduce...
How does Patient-Driven Payment Model (PDPM) affect nurse practitioners, physician assistants, and doctors in Nursing homes? With the payment models changing in nursing homes, the main question from...
How to fill out a death certificate for a nursing home patient
When I first started working at a nursing home in Connecticut, it didn’t take long before I had to pronounce my first patient. It was a little lady who died peacefully and didn’t have...
How to do federally mandated thirty and sixty-day evaluation notes in a skilled nursing home
In the nursing home setting, there are federally mandated visits that must be completed by medical doctors. There are also opportunities to delegate these responsibilities to physician assistants and...
Advanced practice registered nurses and physician assistants have been taking on an increased role in nursing homes and assisted living facilities. The importance of proper communication is often...
How do doctors, nurse practitioners, physician assistants discharge patients from a nursing home?
When discharging a patient from a nursing home, there are two CPT codes that are used for billing. CPT code 99315 should be used for visits lasting less than thirty minutes, while CPT code 99316...
