Hospital Home Health articles from July 2004

Hospital Home Health archives from July 2004

Set your agency apart with specialty programs and disease management: choose specialties you already may serve.
July 1, 2004... "We do a great job. Everyone loves our nurses, and our outcomes are great." You may feel this way about your agency, and it may be true. But is it enough to make your agency stand out from the dozens or hundreds of agencies with which you...

Cardiac program helps patients and agency's image: Heart Smart program brings positive results.(Visiting Nurse Association of Central New York)
July 1, 2004... What do you do when you find that more than 20% of your new admissions are for cardiac-related reasons and about 33% of your patients have cardiac disease, even if it isn't the reason for admission to home health? If you are the staff at...

Agency offers protection for victims of elder abuse: safe environment, predictable routine lead to recovery.(Wellspring Personal Care)
July 1, 2004... More than 12% of the substantiated elder abuse cases reported involve financial or material exploitation, according to statistics compiled by the National Center on Elder Abuse. Caring for victims of exploitation after the abuser is removed...

Elder abuse resources.(Brief Article)(Directory)
July 1, 2004... * National Center on Elder Abuse, 1201 15th St., N.W., Suite 350, Washington, DC 20005-2800. Telephone: (202) 898-2586. Fax: (202) 898-2583. E-mail: NCEA@nasua.org Web site: www.elderabusecenter.org/The site contains fact sheets, publications,...

Advanced planning eases care for aging: seniors, close relatives should prepare for aging.
July 1, 2004... Planning is something Americans do on a regular basis. They plan their vacations. They plan for the birth of a new baby. They plan for retirement. And they even plan for death. Yet few plan for the aging process. "It is good for people to...

Try these Internet sites for elder care resources: find agencies, printed handouts, and services.
July 1, 2004... Families with aging parents and other relatives need resources to help them address problems that arise as family members take on the role of caregiver. A source of support and information is important, says Michael Doran, CSW, coordinator...

Use health education as a marketing tool: agencies can increase services via partnerships.
July 1, 2004... As the population ages and the needs of seniors change, home health managers are looking for ways to make their services more applicable to today's senior population. One way to expand services and increase the visibility of your home...

Using nonsolicitation, noncompete agreements.(Legal ease: understanding laws, rules, regulations)
July 1, 2004... Competition among home health agencies for referrals can be fierce. Agency managers are increasingly concerned about employees and independent contractors who leave agencies and take patients with them. Agencies have used a variety of...

Medicare project: greater freedom for homebound.
July 1, 2004... Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary, Tommy G. Thompson, recently announced the three states where Medicare will conduct a demonstration project involving a new definition for homebound that would allow Medicare beneficiaries...

CE questions.
July 1, 2004... 13. What is the first step to take when you are trying to decide what disease management program is best to develop for your agency, according to Amor Bango, RN, BSN, director of clinical operations at Visiting Nurse Association of Central New...