Wellness Coordination Services means the development, maintenance and routine monitoring of the waiver participant’s Wellness Coordination Plan and the medical services required to manage his/her health care needs.
There are seven outcome data points the State seeks to measure immediately for individuals receiving this service:
- Height, Weight and BMI
- Annual flu vaccinations
- Annual physician/exam
- Annual dental visits
- Five (5) percent decrease in the number of medication administration errors in incident reports over a 12 month period
- Five (5) percent decrease in the number of choking incidents that require intervention over a 12 month period
- Five (5) percent decrease in the number of falling incidents that require intervention over a 12 month period
This service is based on a series of assessments completed by Case Management. A person will be assigned a Tier from 1-3, based on the person’s health needs.