Hospital Home Health articles from January 2006

Hospital Home Health archives from January 2006

Get the best reimbursement by making sure claims are accurate.
January 1, 2006... Get the best reimbursement by making sure claims are accurate Home health coding experts a must for your staff In the constant struggle to meet patient needs and still show a profit on your bottom line, you've cut costs and improved...

Preceptors can improve retention of new nurses.
January 1, 2006... Preceptors can improve retention of new nurses Individualized programs create better results A new job can be overwhelming no matter what industry you may choose, but when the new job is in home care, saying that the job is...

Methods to improve home health employee safety.
January 1, 2006... Methods to improve home health employee safety Visits to high-risk areas require awareness, support Actual scenarios: A nurse goes to check on a pediatric patient, and the mother punches her with no provocation. An estranged...

Four tips to protect your agency's employees.
January 1, 2006... Four tips to protect your agency's employees Protecting employees as they travel throughout the area and into many different types of situations often means giving them trainings and tools that can help them avoid, or escape, a dangerous...

CMS takes steps to ease emergency.
January 1, 2006... CMS takes steps to ease emergency The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) relaxed some rules and requirements for home health agencies that provide care to patients who were relocated as a result of Hurricane Katrina. The...

Fixed performance areas for random surveys announced.
January 1, 2006... Fixed performance areas for random surveys announced Although the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO) begins unannounced surveys for all organizations in 2006, it does not mean that random unannounced...

What you should know about Medicare managed care.
January 1, 2006... What you should know about Medicare managed care By Elizabeth E. Hogue, Esq., Burtonsville, MD Managed Medicare plans recently got a "shot in the arm" in the form of significant increases in rates they are paid. These rate increases...

Community interventions aid self-care, prevention.
January 1, 2006... Community interventions aid self-care, prevention Program has reduced LOS, readmissions A program designed to prevent emergency department (ED) visits and readmissions for chronically ill older adults sends nurse case managers from...

CE Objectives/Questions.
January 1, 2006... 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...