Hospital Home Health articles from August 2007

Hospital Home Health archives from August 2007

No crystal ball needed; study to help predict pressure ulcers.
August 1, 2007... No crystal ball needed; study to help predict pressure ulcers OASIS data will help with early intervention, better outcomes The cost of treating pressure ulcers is estimated at $9 billion per year and the cost for care for home health...

Offer wide scope of responsibility to attract NPs.(nurse practitioners)
August 1, 2007... Offer wide scope of responsibility to attract NPs Reimbursement covers costs of NPs (Editor's note: This is the second of a two-part series that describes how two agencies use nurse practitioners in their program. Last month, we looked...

Communication and falls top the list of challenges.
August 1, 2007... Communication and falls top the list of challenges Do not use abbreviations prove to be tough habit to kick (Editor's note: This is the first of a two-part series that discusses the most challenging Joint Commission standards for home...

States contracting with SNPs for Medicaid benefits.
August 1, 2007... States contracting with SNPs for Medicaid benefits Under terms of the 2003 Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act, Medicare Advantage plans can specialize in serving Medicare beneficiaries who are dually enrolled in...

Multi-pronged plan helps members with chronic illness.
August 1, 2007... Multi-pronged plan helps members with chronic illness Interventions depend on the severity of disease Health Plan of Nevada Inc. takes a multi-pronged approach to managing the care and services of its chronically ill members throughout...

Collaboration key in new discharge notice rule.
August 1, 2007... Collaboration key in new discharge notice rule Expands patients' rights to appeal discharge Beginning July 2, hospitals must begin a new process of notifying Medicare beneficiaries of their discharge appeal rights. The final rule,...

News Brief: CHAPS offers on-line service.(Brief article)
August 1, 2007... CHAPS offers on-line service Home health agencies accredited by the Community Health Accreditation Program in Washington, DC, can now move away from paper forms for accreditation information to an online system. The organization...

CNE Objectives/Questions.(Brief article)
August 1, 2007... 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...