The COVID-19 virus has transformed the healthcare industry utilizing telehealth more than ever before. Due to the increasing demand for telehealth, you have been tasked with creating a tip sheet for the providers in your clinic. The purpose of this tip sheet is to give the providers the critical information they need for coding and billing telehealth visits without overwhelming them or impacting patient care.

Specifically, on your tip sheet, you should:

• Provide an explanation of telehealth and its associated applications.
• Review privacy requirements when conducting telehealth sessions. Provide 2 requirements and give a brief detail of each.
• Provide 3 examples of documentation needed for a telehealth visit.

Examine the legal implications related to the healthcare organization’s compliance, including a review of existing case law that may be applicable to this particular case scenario. Review any legal requirements associated with the case such as documentation and reporting requirements. Analyze the ethical implications associated with the case. Be sure not to confuse ethical and legal implications. Discuss the problem of hospital culture if inappropriate behavior towards the patients is ignored or tolerated. Use the Joint Commission Framework for Conducting a Root Cause Analysis template to prepare a root cause analysis of an adverse event in the State v. Houle case. Use the organization plan of action/risk reduction strategies in the template (p.10) to prepare an action plan for managing the risk associated with this patient abuse event. As a result of assessing the situation and researching best practices, develop a comprehensive recommendation for the key decision makers of this healthcare organization addressing the business problems, opportunities, and a possible course of action.

A nurse is completing medication reconciliation for a client prior to their transfer to a rehabilitation facility. Which of the following actions should the nurse take? Send a list of the prescribed medications to the client’s pharmacy. Include the medications the client received during surgery on the client’s medication list. Review the adverse effects of the medication with the client. Compare the current and newly prescribed medications and note any discrepancies.