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Across the U.S., hospices meet swine flu challenge with education.
June 1, 2009... Across the U.S., hospices meet swine flu challenge with education
Take time to review pandemic emergency plans
Increased education and diligent observation of families and patients are the key steps initially taken by hospice staff members to prevent the spread of H1N1 Flu (swine flu)...
Symptoms, treatment for the swine flu.
June 1, 2009... Symptoms, treatment for the swine flu
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the symptoms of swine flu are the same as the symptoms for seasonal flu: fever, body aches, runny nose, sore throat, nausea, or vomiting or diarrhea. If a person lives in an area in...
Emergency plans for pandemic get live test.
June 1, 2009... Emergency plans for pandemic get live test
Pay attention to work force issues
Although no one is happy to see a potential pandemic, the swine flu situation does give home health agencies the opportunity to test their emergency plans in a live situation, points out Phyllis Wang,...
Clinical pathways help hospices improve care.
June 1, 2009... Clinical pathways help hospices improve care
Meet CoP requirements with outcome data
Change is difficult but hospices have to change the way they approach patient care due to the requirements of the Conditions of Participation (CoPs) that became effective in December 2008. Collection...
Medicare payments to decrease in 2010.
June 1, 2009... Medicare payments to decrease in 2010
Proposed rule includes other recent requirements
Payments to hospices are estimated to decrease by 1.1% with the update to the Medicare Hospice Wage Index for fiscal year 2010, according to the proposed rule proposed rule published in the Federal...