Hospital Home Health articles from January 2008

Hospital Home Health archives from January 2008

Emergency plans, teletriage decrease patient visits to emergency department.
January 1, 2008... Emergency plans, teletriage decrease patient visits to emergency department Thorough, repetitive patient and staff education produces results It's the middle of the night and the patient you admitted last week is having difficulty...

Boost all outcomes by improving diabetes care.
January 1, 2008... Boost all outcomes by improving diabetes care Check use of meters, medication, and diet Over 20 million people in the United States are diagnosed with diabetes u about 7% of the country's population, according to the National Diabetes...

Plan provides patients with referrals, home care.
January 1, 2008... Plan provides patients with referrals, home care Demonstration project aims to reduce hospitalization A Medicare demonstration project at Montefiore Medical Center in New York City provides care coordination to help high-cost,...

Patient education from a partnership perspective.
January 1, 2008... Patient education from a partnership perspective Tools for teaching must become interactive ProHealth Care in Waukesha, WI, is in the process of implementing its "Partnership with Patients Work Plan." Susan M. Kanack, BSN, RN, patient...

Could payment changes be on horizon for hospices?
January 1, 2008... Could payment changes be on horizon for hospices? Hospice Medicare cap poses current problems Starting next month, hospices will have to report to Medicare all nursing, hospice aide, and social worker visits made for patients. Then a...

Grief counselor offers ideas for dealing with male grief.
January 1, 2008... Grief counselor offers ideas for dealing with male grief Here are some common misconceptions True or false: If a male caregiver/family member doesn't show any emotion, then he is coping well with his grief over his loved one's dying....

CNE Objectives/Questions.
January 1, 2008... 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...