Hospital Home Health articles from April 2005

Hospital Home Health archives from April 2005

Newborn home care can improve outcomes and expand services.
April 1, 2005... Newborn home care can improve outcomes and expand services Well-trained staff and resources for moms are key to success A newborn is most at risk for jaundice and dehydration during the first 10 days of life, and these conditions mean...

Careful planning required for new mom and baby.
April 1, 2005... Careful planning required for new mom and baby First, make sure the need is there Before you jump into a new mom and baby service, be sure you have a market for the program, suggests Candace Sharkey, RN, MS, executive director of...

Special-needs patients need care during disasters.
April 1, 2005... Special-needs patients need care during disasters FL agency pays employees who assist at shelters While Floridians are relieved to be over the 2004 hurricane season and able to focus on the ongoing cleanup, other parts of the country...

Expert: To ease the end of life, embrace death.
April 1, 2005... Expert: To ease the end of life, embrace death Culture plays big role in palliative medicine The National Institutes of Health (NIH) consensus panel on end-of-life care convened in December 2004, and among the conclusions reached by...

Pathway model improves patient care, teamwork.
April 1, 2005... Pathway model improves patient care, teamwork Interdisciplinary system increases staff satisfaction Hospice Care Plus of Berea, KY, switched to a pathway model for patient care in the mid-1990s as way to improve care for patients and...

Report shows insurance 'cracks' in diabetes care.
April 1, 2005... Report shows insurance 'cracks' in diabetes care Diabetics find it hard to get and keep insurance During a program at the Washington, DC, office of the Kaiser Family Foundation, the American Diabetes Association (ADA) in Alexandria,...

Report studies sources of Medicare spending boost.
April 1, 2005... Report studies sources of Medicare spending boost Elderly and disabled account for majority of costs Recent increases in Medicaid spending have been due largely to rapid increases in the enrollment of low-income families, according to...

News Briefs.
April 1, 2005... Home Health Compare revisions planned for 2005 Beginning in Fall 2005, three new quality measures will be included in Home Health Compare, the system developed by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) that enables the public to...

CE questions.(continuing education)
April 1, 2005... CE objectives After reading each issue of Hospital Home Health, the reader will be able to do the following: 1. Identify particular clinical, ethical, legal, or social issues pertinent to home health care. 2. Describe how those...