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Q:Question: What is a Care Advocate?
A:Answer:A Care Advocate is an AdventHealth team member who is available free of charge to guide you through your health care journey. From answering questions to finding locations and provider, assisting with appointment scheduling and handling medication refills, our Care Advocates ensure a seamless and supported experience.
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Q:Question: What languages are available to chat?
A:Answer:The AdventHealth Care Advocacy service is available in English and Spanish.
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Q:Question: How do I access home health services?
A:Answer:Our clinical team works with you and your doctor to evaluate your health care needs and develop your plan of care.
Continue ReadingTo qualify for home health, you must be:
- Under the care of a referring and following physician
- Homebound, as defined by Medicare
- Resides and receives care within our licensed coverage area
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Q:Question: How much do in-home health services cost?
A:Answer:We bill Medicare and private insurance directly on your behalf, and we contract with most major insurance companies. Please contact us to verify your eligibility.
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Q:Question: What home health services does AdventHealth Home Health provide?
A:Answer:Recovery can be a long road, but you’re making strides. Let us help you reach the finish line with home health care services that boost your strength, function, comfort and confidence.
Continue ReadingWe offer home health for multiple conditions or needs, including:
- Advanced wound care
- Diabetes management
- Heart failure management
- Infusion therapy
- Joint recovery
- Occupational therapy
- Post-hospitalization care
- Post-surgical care
- Rehabilitation
- Physical therapy
- Speech therapy
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Q:Question: What qualifies as homebound?
A:Answer:Medicare requires you to be homebound to receive home health services, but that doesn’t mean you have to be bedridden or confined to your home.
Continue ReadingMedicare states that occasional absences from the home for non-medical purposes (a trip to the barber, a walk around the block or a short drive) will not necessarily disqualify a beneficiary from being classified as homebound. However, the absences must be infrequent or of a relatively short duration.
Other conditions that classify patients as homebound and eligible for home health services include:
- Being recently released from the hospital after surgery
- Being under physician orders for limited activity
- Facing debilitating weakness or pain
- Having an illness or injury that limits the ability to leave home without supportive devices
- Having conditions for which leaving home is medically unadvised
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Q:Question: Which joints can be viewed with an arthroscope?
A:Answer:Although the inside of nearly all joints can be viewed with an arthroscope, six joints are most frequently examined with this instrument. These include the knee, shoulder, elbow, ankle, hip and wrist. As medical engineers make advances in electronic technology and orthopedic surgeons develop new techniques, other joints may be treated more frequently in the future.
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Q:Question: Why is arthroscopy necessary?
A:Answer:Diagnosing joint injuries and disease begins with a thorough medical history, physical examination and usually X-rays. Additional diagnostic tests like an MRI or CT scan may also be needed. A final diagnosis is made through the arthroscope, which may be more accurate than a diagnosis reached from open surgery or X-rays.
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Q:Question: What are the conditions that can be treated through arthroscopy?
A:Answer:Several disorders are treated with a combination of arthroscopic and standard surgery, including some problems associated with arthritis. Disease and injuries can also damage bones, cartilage, ligaments, muscles and tendons.
Some of the most frequent conditions found during arthroscopic examinations of joints are:
- Inflammation
- Synovitis: inflamed lining in the knee, shoulder, elbow, wrist or ankle
- Chronic and acute injuries
- Shoulders: rotator cuff tendon tears, impingement syndrome and recurrent dislocations
- Knees: cartilage tears, chondromalacia (wearing or injury of cartilage cushion) and ACL tears with instability
- Wrists: carpal tunnel syndrome
- Loose parts of bone or cartilage in the joint
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Q:Question: What are the types and causes of arthritis in the knee?
A:Answer:The usual type of arthritis is osteoarthritis or degenerative joint disease. It’s also known as wear-and-tear arthritis since the cartilage simply wears out.
When the cartilage wears away, bone rubs on bone, causing severe pain and disability. The most common reason for osteoarthritis is in our genes since the durability of each person’s cartilage is based on genetics.
Trauma can also lead to osteoarthritis. A bad fall or blow to the knee can injure the joint. If the injury does not heal properly, extra force may be placed on the joint, which, over time, can cause the cartilage to wear away.
Inflammatory arthritis is swelling and inflammation of the joint lining, causing a release of enzymes that soften and eventually destroy the cartilage. Rheumatoid arthritis, Lupus and psoriatic arthritis are inflammatory conditions.