This space is for the development specifications for the Home Health Services referrals based on 360X.

1. Background and Key Points

Currently there are no standards for managing the workflow and data exchange from the time it is determined that a patient needs home health services, to the time when a home health agency takes on the responsibility for providing these services. Enhancing the 360X specifications to address this use case will improve the care coordination and transitions of care in an area of healthcare that is increasingly important.

The following key points are addressed in this specification

1.1 Scope and closing the loop

1.2 Care coordination and additional interactions

1.3 More than one potential recipients initially

This requirement is addressed in the same way that the referrals to SNF specification (360X-L).

2. Home Health Services Referrals Workflow

2.1 Specific steps for HH referrals

2.2 State transitions