Hospital Home Health articles from January 2009

Hospital Home Health archives from January 2009

Increased scrutiny, more complex patients top list of 2009 challenges.
January 1, 2009... Increased scrutiny, more complex patients top list of 2009 challenges Look at trends in other states to prepare for changes Home health managers don't normally keep a crystal ball in their supply closet, but the ability to predict, or...

Telemonitoring, electronic orders improve efficiency.
January 1, 2009... Telemonitoring, electronic orders improve efficiency Check state regs for use of electronic signatures A shrinking workforce, expanding patient base, and sicker patients are challenges that many home health agencies are meeting with...

HHAs have opportunity to lead in management care.
January 1, 2009... HHAs have opportunity to lead in management care Use of programs for chronic disease improves Between 12% and 13% of the people living in the United States are aged 65 or older, and of these people, 80% live with at least one chronic...

Study shows PCA results in more medication errors.(Clinical report)
January 1, 2009... Study shows PCA results in more medication errors Wrong dose, wrong drug cited most often Intravenous patient-controlled analgesia (PCA) improves pain control for most patients, but a recent study1 shows that errors related to this...

Staph germs harder than ever to treat, studies say.
January 1, 2009... Staph germs harder than ever to treat, studies say At least 10% of infections involving staph bacteria were able to survive antibiotics commonly used to treat them, according to a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) report...

OCR addresses HIPAA privacy in emergencies.
January 1, 2009... OCR addresses HIPAA privacy in emergencies The Office of Civil Rights (OCR) recently posted an FAQ regarding the status of the privacy rule during a national or public health emergency on the OCR web site. The new FAQ addresses the...

Assistants free up case managers for clinical tasks.
January 1, 2009... Assistants free up case managers for clinical tasks Teamwork is the key to program's successs At Hudson Health Plan in Tarrytown, NY, case management assistants who handle non-clinical tasks that don't have to be done by a licensed...

Program gets ill, injured patients back to work.
January 1, 2009... Program gets ill, injured patients back to work Proactive approach helps health plan exceed The award-winning medical and disability case management program developed by Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas has shown a significant...

Make written material easy to read, understandable.
January 1, 2009... Make written material easy to read, understandable Plain language documents suitable for 80% What makes educational material a must-read? The key is to make documents easy to read and understand, says Doug Seubert, guideline editor in...

CNE Objectives/Questions.
January 1, 2009... 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...