Hospital Home Health articles from February 2003

Hospital Home Health archives from February 2003

Public to get access to home health quality information thanks to CMS: review indicators and start preparing now.(Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services)
February 1, 2003... Nursing homes have been living with public reporting of quality information by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) since November. Now, home health agencies will undergo the same type of public scrutiny. In April 2003, a...

Communication, activities help dementia patients: staff training improves satisfaction as well as care.
February 1, 2003... The challenges of caring for a patient with dementia differ from patient to patient because the symptoms vary greatly between patients. There are, however, ways to communicate and methods to employ that enable patients to retain or enhance...

Home health should prepare for smallpox: though not frontline, some areas are involved.
February 1, 2003... Although the recently announced smallpox vaccination plan doesn't identify home health workers as members of first response teams to receive possible smallpox patients, the home health industry stills needs to pay attention to the issue and...

HIPAA Q & A.(Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act )
February 1, 2003... [Editor's note: This is a periodic columns that addresses specific questions related to the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) implementation. If you have questions, please send them to Sheryl Jackson, Hospital Home...

Ensure proper referrals from hospital owners. (Legal ease: understanding laws, rules, regulations).
February 1, 2003... Home care providers have a duty to assess patients for appropriateness for home care prior to admitting them for treatment. Current standards of care require an evaluation of several factors prior to admission. Just because patients meet the...

CE questions.(continuing education)(Brief Article)
February 1, 2003... 17. What is one way to improve outcomes for the CMS quality indicators related to therapy, according to Kathy Green, RN, vice president of product strategy for Healthcare Quality Solutions? A. Only accept patients who qualify for...