Hospital Home Health articles from January 2004

Hospital Home Health archives from January 2004

Industry experts look into the crystal ball for 2004 home health predictions: regulatory, staffing, and financial issues still key for HHAs.
January 1, 2004... If you are a roller coaster fan, then home health is the industry for you, because all of the experts interviewed by HHH agree that home health managers have experienced a lot of ups and downs and unexpected bumps and turns during the past...

Surveyors focus on safety issues and documentation: medications and pain management also key issues.
January 1, 2004... Compliance with the National Patient Safety Goals top the list of items that Joint Commission on the Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations' surveyors examine, according to home health managers who recently have undergone accreditation...

JCAHO focuses on home health patient safety goals: goals evaluated during unannounced visits.
January 1, 2004... Since January 2003, the Joint Commission on the Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations requires that all accredited home care organizations implement recommendations associated with National Patient Safety Goals that are relevant to the...

PPR options developed by Joint Commission: options available when legal issues arise.
January 1, 2004... Even before the new survey process goes into effect, the Joint Commission on the Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations has created options to the self-assessment portion of the survey. The periodic performance review (PPR) is an...

Do hospitals offer choice of home care services? It's the law, but no one's looking yet.
January 1, 2004... Discharge planners at some facilities apparently are either unaware of--or are ignoring--a federal requirement that hospitals offer patients a choice of home care providers and that they tell patients when there is a financial interest between...

Temp worker's mistake costs a life and $800,000: be careful with subcontract home health help.
January 1, 2004... Unable to care for herself, a Parkinson's disease patient contracted for services provided in her home, including meal preparation. One day, the home health company contracted to care for the patients was short-staffed and subcontracted with a...

Providers have recourse when MCOs don't pay.(Legal ease: understanding laws, rules, regulations)
January 1, 2004... Home care providers and patients remain concerned about the decisions that managed care organizations (MCOs) and other payers make about whether to pay for care. Both groups often perceive that the true decision makers about treatment may be...

CE questions.
January 1, 2004... For more information on the CE program, contact customer service at (800) 688-2421. 1. According to Greg Solecki, vice president of Henry Ford Health Care in Detroit, why does the aging work force create a need to carefully evaluate new...