This customizable document, Assessment, is taken from MCN Healthcare's Home Health Policy and Procedure Manual. For more than 20 years, MCN has been the health care industry's leading provider of policy and procedure templates, forms, competencies and other compliance tools.

Health care organizations around the world utilize MCN's compliant ready templates and workflow process tools to help them meet the latest changes in regulations and standards.

Here is some sample content from Assessment:

	PURPOSE: To identify the patient's needs for care, treatment and/or services within an appropriate time frame based on the patient's needs and complexity of treatment. To determine the appropriate care, treatment and/or services to meet the patient's initial needs, as well as his/her changing needs while with Agency. To ensure that an assessment is performed appropriate to the patient's needs and the care, treatment and/or services provided by the organization. To determine the patient's eligibility for the Medicare home health benefit, including his/her homebound status. To ensure that...
Second excerpt:
	...and ability to operate and maintain equipment The patient's psychosocial status, including emotional/psychological barriers to treatment, cognitive limitations, memory and orientation Present and past history of chemical dependency, including alcohol and tobacco Cultural and religious practices that may affect care, treatment and services The patient's wishes regarding care, treatment and services and end-of-life decisions The home environment, i.e., safety, telephone and electrical...