The Visit Types

The longest and highest-stakes visit in the episode — what has to be confirmed before you start, what happens in the home, and the deadlines that follow.

What triggers a ROC, the two-day deadline, and why the visit after a hospital stay is the highest-risk visit in home health.

The five-day window, the question recert actually asks, and how to write a plan that does not just repeat the last one.

The visit you will do most often — what it has to contain, how to keep it from becoming a social call, and how to end it well.

What counts as a transfer, the two-day deadline, and the choice between transfer with and without discharge.

Which discharge visit to use, the notice the patient is owed, and how to end an episode so the patient stays well.

What to do when a visit does not happen, when a no-answer becomes a welfare concern, and how to handle a referral that should not be admitted.