Hospital Home Health articles from April 2009

Hospital Home Health archives from April 2009

Demonstration proves to reduce readmission rates; improve outcomes.
April 1, 2009... Demonstration proves to reduce readmission rates; improve outcomes Adult day services offer socialization for patients and respite for caregivers Decreasing hospital readmission rates from 28% to 12% for the patients participating in...

Data analysis to begin in August.
April 1, 2009... Data analysis to begin in August CMS demonstration project ends in July The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Medical Adult Day Services Demonstration began in August 2006 and will end July 2009. There is no set date for...

Staffing models differ from site to site.
April 1, 2009... Staffing models differ from site to site Biggest challenge is turnover at adult day centers The home health agencies participating in the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Medical Adult Day Services Demonstration had rules...

Some surprises uncovered during demonstration.
April 1, 2009... Some surprises uncovered during demonstration Reluctant patients, transportation issues addressed No one was surprised at the amount of public and referral source education needed to get the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services...

Hospices start down road of quality improvement.
April 1, 2009... Hospices start down road of quality improvement QAPI requirements go into effect as hospices A group of 15 Indiana hospices has a two-year head start on all other hospices to meet the Quality Assessment and Performance Improvement...

Telephone may be effective in weight loss maintenance.
April 1, 2009... Telephone may be effective in weight loss maintenance Face-to-face and telephone follow-up sessions appear to be more effective in the maintenance of weight loss for women from rural communities compared with weight loss education alone,...

Are sleepy workers a threat to safety, productivity?
April 1, 2009... Are sleepy workers a threat to safety, productivity? About one-third of 1,000 workers said they had fallen asleep or become very sleepy at work in the previous month, according to a recent National Sleep Foundation survey..sup.1 Also, about...

News Briefs: Family health history tool released by HHS.
April 1, 2009... Family health history tool released by HHS Internet-based tool expected to improve care The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has released an updated and improved version of the Surgeon General's Internet-based family...

CNE Objectives/Questions.
April 1, 2009... CNE 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...