Hospital Home Health articles from April 2004

Hospital Home Health archives from April 2004

Form partnerships for better home care: be part of a continuum: relationships with other organizations expand referral base and services.
April 1, 2004... (Editor's note: This is the first of a two-part series that looks at innovative approaches to patient care and expansion of services by home health agencies. This month's article describes partnerships with other organizations that are designed...

Control supply costs through automation: on-line orders and direct shipping effective.
April 1, 2004... Directors of supply management for home health agencies face a different set of challenges than do supply management directors for hospitals, but the rewards of an effective system to control supply costs can be significant, say experts...

Cash & counseling program leads to more home care: program participants direct own services.
April 1, 2004... An evaluation of Arkansas Medicaid Cash & Counseling program, in which enrollees direct their own personal care services, indicates that individuals are much more likely to receive such services than are those who were eligible for services but...

HIPPA Q&A.(Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act compliance)
April 1, 2004... [Editor's note: This column addresses specific questions related to Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) implementation, if you have questions, please send them to Sheryl Jackson, Hospital Home Health, Thomson American...

Protecting the patient's right to select care.(LegalEase: understanding laws, rules, regulations)
April 1, 2004... At present, the right of patients to choose providers who will render them home care is based upon three key sources: 1. Court decisions that establish the right of all patients, regardless of payer source and the setting in which services...

Leadership centers aim to boost palliative care: six centers will provide hands-on training.(Center to Advance Palliative Care)
April 1, 2004... The Center to Advance Palliative Care (CAPC) in New York City has launched a Palliative Care Leadership Center (PCLC) initiative to help health care organizations create programs to more effectively manage advanced chronic illness. Under...

Web site provide tools for medication use.(Brief Article)
April 1, 2004... Free tools and techniques to help home care nurses identify and avoid potential adverse drug events are described on a web site sponsored by the American Association of Health Plans-Health Insurance Association of America in Washington, DC. ...

CDC journal focuses upon chronic disease.(Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2004... The Atlanta-based Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has launched a free, peer-reviewed on-line journal on chronic disease. The inaugural issue contains articles on the these topics: * nutrition programs for the elderly; ...

Free guide educates Hispanic diabetics.(La Opinion)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2004... La Opinion, a Spanish-language newspaper, and the California Healthcare Foundation (CHCF), have produced a newspaper supplement that serves as a guide for diabetics and their families. The supplement addresses topics such as: * how to...

CE questions.
April 1, 2004... While partnerships with assisted-living facilities may be a good move for many agencies, what is one pitfall that a manager of a Medicare-certified agency be sure to avoid, according to John Gilliland, an Indianapolis-based attorney? A....