About.

JACKIE APLIN, RN, BSN.

Home Health Compliance Expert

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As Director/ Administrator of a Home Care Agency, I always had a list of things that had to be done and done properly for regulatory and payment purposes. Things like chart audits, personnel files, QAPI reports, survey readiness reviews, billing, etc.

I kept a list of these daily tasks. And every morning, I waked into my office with the intention to complete every item on that list. Then, the day “happened”.

Remember those old pin ball machines? The ones that had flippers on the sides, used to bat a steel ball around? I felt like the little ball. Ding! Ding! Ding! I bounced from scheduling issues to urgent phone calls, to billing holdups, to…

Soon, the day was over and I was no closer to completing the tasks on my list than I was that morning. If only I had someone I could count on to fill that critical gap in regulatory maintenance! My staff and I would be able to focus on the daily minutia of running a busy agency. I could sleep soundly at night if I knew these things were accomplished promptly, properly and professionally.

No one stepped in to save the day, so I become that person. That’s what we do at HHCC. And we do it in a cost-effective manner.

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Services.

RESULTS DRIVEN.

Reviews and reports given on a monthly or quarterly basis.

Active and Discharged Patient Charts

  • Clinical notes
  • Assessments
  • Plan of care/ orders / F2F
  • Medication Profile

Logs

  • Incidents
  • Infections
  • Complaints
  • Patient Perception

Personnel File

  • Background Checks
  • Infection Control
  • Evaluations
  • Job Descriptions
  • Qualifications

CASPER Reports

  • OASIS Submission Report
  • OASIS Error Summary
  • Agency Patient Related Characteristics Report
  • Outcome Measures Report
  • Process Measures Report
  • Potentially Avoidable Events Report

STAR Reports

  • Quality of Patient Care
  • Patient Survey

Thorough review of requested episodes for clinical and billing compliance.

SURVEY PREP

Mock Survey:

The mock survey includes a general review of organizational and clinical issues related to regulatory compliance and conditions of participation with emphasis on but not limited to the following:

Patient Charts

Mandatory Logs

  • Patient Infections
  • Occurrences
  • Complaints
  • Satisfaction Surveys

CASPER Reports

Adverse Events

Board of Directors

Professional Advisory Committee

Business Profile

In addition, HHCC will in-service staff on compliance and documentation issues on identified knowledge deficits. A full report with recommendations will be given to management at end of survey.

History.

PATHS TRAVELED.

Jackie Aplin owner of HHCC

Jackie Aplin, RN, BSN
BSN University of Texas at San Antonio School of Nursing

OVER 5 YEARS AS A HOME HEALTH FIELD RN 30%
COMPLIANCE OFFICER AT ACCREDITED AGENCIES 90%
DIRECTOR/ADMINISTRATOR: HOME HEALTH, HOSPICE & PAS AGENCIES 78%
CONSULTANT 93%

WORKED WITH AGENCIES TO ACHIEVE:

  • Start-up Home Health and/or Hospice
  • Accreditation by CHAP, ACHC, JCAHO
  • Return to a good standing from Immediate Jeopardy status
    with state/CMS
  • Improvement of Quality ratings

Tips.

COMING SOON.

RESOURCES

PODCAST (coming soon)

BLOG (coming soon)

TIP SHEET / HELPFUL LINKS (coming soon)

Clients

AND TESTIMONIALS.

San Antonio Clients

I have worked with Jackie Aplin, RN for nearly 18 months and have been greatly appreciative of the information, forms, and assistance that she has provided our agency in developing and assuring our QAPI program and policies are up to standards. She has helped us develop policies and QAPI for our Home Health, PAS, and Hospice.

I highly recommend Jackie as she is a highly knowledgeable person that always stands ready to assist, when needed. She emails us periodically with update on regulations and information to help keep us ahead of the constant changes in the health care industry.

It is my absolute pleasure to recommend Home Health Compliance Consultants (HHCC) to anyone in the Health Care Industry. I have used Jackie’s home health consulting services for over 10 years and can say confidently that she is the best in the business.

Her knowledge of current Home Health Industry standards is unmatched to anyone in the industry currently. She has proven herself to be a dedicated stewart in obtaining information on the most recent policy changes and trends in the industry.

Not only is she extremely knowledgable, her professionalism and timeliness is what impresses me the most. She is also an excellent team leader, and her company does a great job of providing cost effective solutions for any size agency.

Sherilyn Smith, RN
Director of Nursing/Clinical Manager

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