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Welcome Physicians Assistants

Making a patient referral to home health care just got easier.

Great News! The long-awaited bill for Home Health Care Planning Improvement Act (S.296/H.R.2150), part of the CARES Act (H.R.748), permanently authorizes PAs and NPs to order home health services for Medicare patients (in a manner consistent with state law). This bill allows Physicians Assistants to place and sign home care orders.

How You Can Prepare

  • Review the CMS memorandum reviewing this updated policy along with other changes related to the pandemic.
  • You must be PECOS enrolled and must include home health to your PECOS certification. If you aren’t already enrolled, it’s easy. Visit the PECOS site here.
  • Home Health Care has to be indicated in the PA’s Delegation Agreement (DA) as being within your scope of practice and your DA has to be on file with us to receive home care orders.

CMS Memo

PECOS site

How to Refer a Patient

CMS has also relaxed regulations around a face-to-face (F2F) visit within the 90 days preceding a home health visit. For those needing a F2F, we are now able to accomplish this with the use of technology such as video chat via FaceTime, Zoom, or other teleconference technologies that offer real-time, two-way communication.

To make a referral to Cornerstone VNA’s Home Care, Hospice Care, Palliative Care, or Life Care (private duty), please call our Health Information Department (formerly Intake) at 603-332-1133. Here are the documents needed to establish home care, which may be sent via fax to 877-234-9902:

  • Face sheet/patient demographics that includes a physical address & phone, and insurance information
  • Last 2 office visit notes (patient must have been seen within prior 90 days)
  • Current medication list
  • Reason that patient is home bound

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Why Patients Choose Us

Cornerstone VNA has received many local and national accolades in recognition of positively impacting the lives of families through our compassionate, high-quality care.

  • Cornerstone VNA received a 4-Star rating for quality of patient care. A rating of 4 or 5 stars means that Cornerstone VNA performed better than most other agencies on selected measures.

  • Both Home Care and Hospice Care at Cornerstone VNA were reviewed by Medicare Surveyors and achieved a deficiency free survey, a significant achievement.

  • Cornerstone VNA has achieved level five status with the “We Honor Veterans” program, reflecting our commitment to ensuring veterans have access to quality end-of-life care.

  • Business NH Magazine named Cornerstone VNA as the 2020 Health Care Business of the Decade. This prestigious award recognizes our continued success, community support, and leadership within the health care industry.

  • Cornerstone VNA named Best Home Health Care in the 2022 Best of the Seacoast competition, 3rd year in a row!

  • Anne Carle, RN, Clinical Coordinator at Cornerstone VNA was awarded the 2019 Telehealth Honor® Award for providing exceptional patient care in the home using modern telehealth technology.

  • Cornerstone VNA CEO, Julie Reynolds, RN, MS, was named 2020 Nurse Leader by NH Magazine and the NH Nurses Association.

  • Congratulations to Cheryl Bonar, RN from Cornerstone VNA, being named New Hampshire Healthcare Hero 2022

  • In May 2022, Ann Vennard from Cornerstone VNA was named Outstanding Volunteer Manager by the NH Governor's Conference on Volunteerism

  • In December 2022, the Falls Chamber of Commerce, Somersworth announced Cornerstone VNA as Non-Profit of the Year.

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