Attachment 82 – MPC Home Care Provider Questionnaire for Non-Health Care Providers

Attachment 82

MEDICAL EXPENDITURE PANEL SURVEY

MEDICAL PROVIDER COMPONENT

EVENT FORM

FOR

HOME CARE - NON-HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS

FOR

REFERENCE YEAR 2017

OMB SECTION

DCS: READ THIS ALOUD ONLY IF REQUESTED BY RESPONDENT.

 

PRESS NEXT TO CONTINUE IN THIS EVENT FORM

 

PRESS BREAKOFF TO DISCONTINUE

 

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BILLING

Did you bill for the services provided in (PATIENT NAME)’s home during the calendar year 2017 by month, by 60-day period, or by week?

BY MONTH = 1

BY 60-DAY PERIOD = 2

BY SOME OTHER PERIOD? (USE THIS RESPONSE

ONLY IF PROVIDER ABSOLUTELY CANNOT

CALCULATE COSTS BY MONTH) = 3

BY WEEK = 4

(IF SOME OTHER PERIOD: What was that?)

VISIT DATE

D1. During calendar year 2017, what (was the (first/next) month/were the begin and end dates of the (first/next) 60-day period/were the begin and end dates of the (first/next) OTHER PERIOD/were the begin and end dates of the (first/next) weekly period) during which your records show that services were provided in (PATIENT NAME)'s home? REFERENCE PERIOD – CALENDAR YEAR 2017

MONTH: MONTH YEAR OR BEGIN DATE: MONTH DAY YEAR END DATE: MONTH DAY YEAR

SERVICES/CHARGES

D2. I need to know which type or types of persons provided services at (PATIENT NAME)'s home (during (MONTH)/from (BEGIN DATE) through (END DATE)) and either the number of hours or the number of visits for each type. SELECT ALL THAT APPLY; PROBE AS NEEDED. EXPLAIN IF NECESSARY: By type of person I mean a housekeeper, therapist, nurse aide, yard worker, and so forth.	HOURS/MINUTES VISITS 1. Home Health Aide 2. Homemaker (INCLUDE HOUSEKEEPER) 3. I.V./Infusion TherapIST 4. Nurse/ Nurse Practitioner 5. Nurse’s Aide 6. Occupational Therapist 7. Personal Care Attendant 8. Physical Therapist 9. Respiratory Therapist HOURS/MINUTES VISITS 10. Social Worker 11. Speech Therapist 12. YARD WORKER 13. DRIVER 14. BABYSITTER 15. Other (Specify):
D3. I need a description of the services provided (during (MONTH)/from (BEGIN DATE) through (END DATE)).	CLEANING OR YARD WORK YES=1, NO=2 TRANSPORTATION YES=1, NO=2 SHOPPING YES=1, NO=2 EMOTIONAL SUPPORT PERSON OR ONE-ON-ONE BUDDY YES=1, NO=2 SUPPORT GROUPS YES=1, NO=2 CHILD CARE YES=1, NO=2 OTHER (SPECIFY): YES=1, NO=2 (IF OTHER: What was that?)

C2. What were the charges for the services provided to (PATIENT NAME) (during (MONTH)/from (BEGIN DATE) through (END DATE))? IF NO CHARGE: Some facilities that don’t charge for each individual service do associate dollar amounts with services for purposes of budgeting or cost analysis. This is sometimes called a “charge equivalent”. Could you give me the charge equivalents for these services?

TOTAL CHARGES: $

VERIFY: Is this the total charge for (this/these) service(s)?

IF NOT, RECORD TOTAL CHARGE.

NOTE: WE NEVER ENTER $0 FOR A CHARGE

SOURCES OF PAYMENT

C4a. From which of the following sources did your organization receive payment for the charges (for (MONTH)/from (BEGIN DATE) through (END DATE)) and how much was paid by each source? Please include all payments that have taken place between (MONTH/BEGIN DATE) and now for this care. SELECT ALL THAT APPLY [DCS ONLY] IF NAME OF INSURER, PUBLIC, OR HMO, PROBE: And is that Medicare, Medicaid, or private insurance? OTHER SPECIFY: PROBE FOR SOURCE OF FUNDS AND TYPE OF PLAN. IF THE ONLY PAYMENT FOR THIS EVENT WAS A LUMP SUM, ANSWER “NO” HERE.	SOURCE a. Patient or Patient’s Family; b. Medicare; c. Medicaid; d. Private Insurance; e. VA/Champva; f. Tricare; g. Worker’s Comp; or h. Something else? (IF SOMETHING ELSE: What was that?)	PAYMENT AMOUNT $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $
C5. I show the total of all payments received for (MONTH) / (BEGIN DATE) through (END DATE)) as [SYSTEM WILL COMPUTE AND DISPLAY TOTAL]. Is that correct? IF NO, CORRECT PREVIOUS ENTRIES AS NEEDED.	TOTAL PAYMENTS	$

BOX 1

DO TOTAL PAYMENTS EQUAL TOTAL CHARGES?

YES, AND ALL PAID BY PATIENT OR PATIENT’S FAMILY – 1 (GO TO LSPCHECK)

YES, OTHER PAYERS - 2 (GO TO C5a)

NO, PAYMENTS < CHARGES - 3 (GO TO PLC3)

NO, PAYMENTS > CHARGES - 3 (GO TO ADJEXTRA)

VERIFICATION OF PAYMENT

C5a. I recorded that the payment(s) you received equal YES, FINAL PAYMENTS RECORDED IN C4a AND C5 =1

the charges. I would like to make sure that I have NO =2

this recorded correctly. I recorded that the total

payment is [SYSTEM WILL DISPLAY TOTAL

PAYMENT FROM C5]. Does this total payment

include any other amounts such as adjustments or

discounts, or is this the final payment?

IF NECESSARY, READ BACK AMOUNT(S)

RECORDED IN C4a.

PAYMENTS LESS THAN CHARGES

PLC1. It appears that the total payments were less than the total charge.  Is that because …

a. There were adjustments or discounts          YES=1 NO=2    

b. You are expecting additional payment        YES=1 NO=2    

c. This was charity care or sliding scale    YES=1 NO=2     

d. This was bad debt                                 YES=1 NO=2     

e. Person is an eligible veteran YES=1 NO=2     

DIFFERENCE BETWEEN PAYMENTS AND CHARGES

Are you expecting additional payment from: IF THE ONLY PAYMENT FOR THIS EVENT WAS A LUMP SUM, ANSWER “NO” TO ALL OPTIONS ADJEXTRA It appears that the total payment was more than the total charges. Is that correct? DCS: IF THE ANSWER IS “NO” PLEASE GO BACK TO C5 (VERIFY TOTAL PAYMENTS) TO RECONFIRM CHARGES AND PAYMENTS AS NEEDED. YES=1, NO=2

Expecting additional payment i. Patient or Patient’s Family; YES=1, NO=2 j. Medicare; YES=1, NO=2 k. Medicaid; YES=1, NO=2 l. Private Insurance; YES=1, NO=2 m. VA/Champva; YES=1, NO=2 n. Tricare; YES=1, NO=2 o. Worker’s Comp; or YES=1, NO=2 p. Something else? YES=1, NO=2 (IF SOMETHING ELSE: What was that?)

LUMP SUM PAYMENTS

LSPCHECK WAS THIS EVENT COVERED BY A LUMP SUM?

YES

NO

FINISH SCREEN

PRESS VALIDATE TO COMPLETE THIS EVENT FORM.

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