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The Patient Driven Groupings Model (PDGM) is the new payment system for Medicare certified home health agencies (HHAs) that was implemented for home health periods of care on or after January 1, 2020. It is a prospective payment system with a billing cycle of 30 days (rather than 60-day previous model) and utilizes a case-mix adjustment methodology, grouping patients into payment categories based on certain patient characteristics. With the reduced billing cycle period under PDGM, physicians orders will need to be signed and received sooner than the previous payment system; both proper coding and documentation will be pertinent to the new system as well as the timeliness in submission of care plans and orders.

It is generally accepted that minors must receive parental consent for any medical services rendered. In addition, medical records are considered open-access for parents when their children are underage. However, there are guidelines in place to allow for minors to consent to specific services without parental oversight.
This activity discusses information regarding healthcare for minors, including the differences between treatment of emancipated and unemancipated individuals, minor confidentiality, and minor consent. Learners will gain the knowledge and critical thinking skills necessary to navigate complex situations involving emancipated and unemancipated minors, support adolescent autonomy, and apply state and federal regulations when delivering sensitive services in a safe, ethical, and legally compliant manner.
The content covered in this course aligns with the topics identified by the Arkansas Department of Human Services for non-licensed personnel in Qualified Behavioral Health Provider (QBHP) roles in outpatient behavioral health facilities.

This course provides a comprehensive introduction to telehealth, including its definition, core modalities, regulatory framework, and reimbursement policies. Learners will explore the expansion of telehealth services during the COVID-19 public health emergency and examine federal and state policy changes affecting Medicare, Medicaid, and private insurance coverage. The course also reviews telehealth utilization trends, clinical applications across specialties, benefits and limitations, and compliance considerations such as licensure, documentation, privacy, and billing requirements. Through evidence-based content and knowledge checks, participants will gain a foundational understanding of how telehealth is implemented and regulated in contemporary health care practice.

En este curso, vamos a revisar las consideraciones éticas y guías clínicas de mejores prácticas para evaluar y gestionar el dolor. La definicion de dolor y como los pacientes de distintos grupos de edad expresar el dolor. Las bases de un plan de manejo eficaz del dolor serán revisadas con una breve descripcion de la normativa vigente y los estándares de acreditacion en relacion con el uso de medicamentos para el tratamiento del dolor.

This course provides healthcare professionals an overview of responsible opioid prescribing for chronic pain. As the opioid crisis continues to impact patients and communities, clinicians must balance effective pain management with patient safety. This training explores opioid use trends, the scope of opioid addiction, clinical risk assessment, prescribing guidelines, patient communication strategies, and regulatory responsibilities.

This course focuses on the significance of effective communication in the long-term care, skilled nursing facility, and home health settings. It emphasizes the importance of clear and compassionate communication between patients, caregivers, and healthcare providers. The course covers various communication strategies, tools, and approaches to engage in sensitive subjects and address the unique communication needs of elderly patients.

CLIA regulations require that every laboratory that performs moderate or high complexity testing must create and follow written policies and procedures for a comprehensive quality assurance plan. This QA plan should monitor and evaluate the ongoing and overall quality of a laboratorys testing process. In this course, we will review the QA plan creation process, learn why it is required, understand the

Laboratory documentation is a term to describe standard operating procedures, equipment logs, files, reports, records, and printed materials that come with instruments and test kits provided by a manufacturer. Documentation is the virtual ecosystem of the clinical lab which ensures consistency and quality of services, as well as compliance with OSHA and CLIA regulations. In this course we will review the best practices for controlling the processes that ensure only current and approved documentation is available and utilized. Laboratory documents provide the means to review laboratory activities proof that patient testing is accurate, precise, and reliable.

Precision is a measure of how well a test system or instrument gives the same result when the same sample is run repeatedly. For some instruments and tests, the manufacturer specifies the expected precision. However, precision can be impacted by multiple factors and the ability of the test to produce the correct level of precision in the laboratory must be verified. Acceptable precision also needs to be determined for laboratory-developed or modified tests.
In this course, we will define precision using examples from the clinical laboratory. We will discuss regulations that apply to precision, including as part of validation or verification procedures and as part of requirements for controls. We will also discuss documentation of precision standards for tests and of control results