Endocrinologist
If your patient has an exacerbation of a preexisting condition, acute onset of a new diagnosis or new medication, home health services could be covered 100% by Medicare if the patient meets the eligibility requirements.
Diagnosis Supported
- Diabetes
- IDDM
- NIDDM
- Growth Hormone Deficiencies
- Turner's Syndrome
- Constitutional Delay of Growth and Puberty
- Precocious Puberty
- Hypothyroidism
- Hyperthyroidism
- Grave's Disease
- Addison's Disease
- Pancreatic diseases
Home Care Services May Include
- Observation and Assessment
- Management and Teaching
- Instruction on diet, disease process, medication
- Complicated wound management
- Lab Work
- Administer Insulin as ordered
- Teach patient or family to mix and administer insulin
- Glucose check as ordered, call PCP if over or under range
- Administer or teach foot care regimen
- Teach actions of ordered insulin
- Teach urine check procedures
- Teach symptoms of hyperglycemia and hypoglycemia
- Teach emergency measures
- Nutritional support
- Patient education