Policy Manual sample

MDT Home Health Care Agency, Inc. 184 • Case conferences are documented in the patient record. • MDT Home Health Care Agency, Inc. staff promptly contacts the physician: • When there are changes in the patient's condition • With results of relevant laboratory tests • When there are changes in the patient's expected response to treatment and/or medications • When changes occur in caregiver support or the environment • When MDT Home Health Care Agency, Inc. can no longer adequately meet the patient’s medical, nursing, and/or social needs in the patient’s place of residence • A written report for each patient is sent to the attending physician at least every 60 days. The report provides a summary of the patient’s response to care, treatment and/or services as well as the patient’s progress toward identified goals and achievement of outcomes.