Discharge planning occurs whenever an admitted patient leaves a hospital or skilled nursing facility. When a patient is discharged home, his/her discharge plan may include follow-up steps the patient needs to take, referrals to in-home care providers or skilled care, prescriptions, and other directives. Learn about the discharge process United Hospital Fund publication, “Hospital to [...]
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Discharge Planning: Patient Guides
February 4, 2011HIPAA Guides
December 30, 2010Among other things, the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act protects patient rights by restricting to whom medical professionals can share patient health records. Learn more about HIPAA from the resources below. Note: Your employer may have privacy rules that surpass HIPAA requirements. Consumer Guides HIPAA Overview – This 3 page federal DHHS document describes [...]
Disaster Planning Guides
October 6, 2010This guide from the federal Administration on Aging’s National Family Caregiver Support Program includes advice and a checklist on wasy to help older adults and their caregivers develop a disaster plan The federal Administration on Aging’s brochure contains tips on how families can create an emergency communications plan. This federal Homeland Security guide instructs home [...]
Consumer guides for assessing the financial solvency of Continuing Care Retirement Facilities
October 6, 201020 page brochure (by the Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities) entitled, “Consumer Guide to Understanding Financial Performance and Reporting in Continuing Care Retirement Facilities. Checklist (from the National Senior Citizens Law Center) for evaluating a CCRC’s financial solvency.
Vehicle Modification Resources
August 20, 2010Free federal publication, “Adapting Motor Vehicles for Older Drivers.” Federal article, “Adapting Motor Vehilces for People with Disabilities.” List, of funding sources for vehicle modification, from Easter Seals.
Resources for Medicare Appeals
June 25, 2010General Appeals The federal Medicare Ombudsman offers advocacy services for consumers with complaints against Medicare. For more information, see Medicare’s website. Part A or B appeals 6 page Federal publication on making appeals against original Medicare Part A and B. Part C (Medicare Advantage) appeals 7 page Federal publication on making appeals against Medicare Part [...]
Viactical and Life Settlements
May 25, 2010These tools allow people to sell their life insurance policies for cash. Learn about Life Settlements from these resources from these documents by AARP, Elderlaw Answers, and the State of Maryland (1, 2). The Maryland Insurance Administration also keeps a list of registered viactical settlement providers.
Breast Cancer Resources
May 10, 2010Free breast and cervical cancer screenings are available to certain low-income women age 64 and younger through this federal program. Find a local program here. Free federal consumer guide to medications that help reduce the risk of breast cancer. Free federal consumer guide on breast biopsies.
