Hospital Home Health articles from July 2008

Hospital Home Health archives from July 2008

Improperly trained home health aides result in fraud charges.
July 1, 2008... Improperly trained home health aides result in fraud charges Medicaid billed for visits performed by aides A two-year investigation of the home care industry in New York has resulted in the indictment of B&H Health Care Services, also...

Education and best practices cut infection rates.
July 1, 2008... Education and best practices cut infection rates Make sure caregivers know early symptoms of UTI [Editor's note: This is the first article of a two-part series on how to reduce the risk of infection for patients with indwelling bladder...

Software improves, saves time for case managers.
July 1, 2008... Software improves, saves time for case managers Documentation, reports, letters completed in real-time Not long ago, case managers for Medical Management International lugged huge cases of patient files with them when they visited...

Nurse practitioner model improves care for elderly.
July 1, 2008... Nurse practitioner model improves care for elderly Proactive approach keeps patients out of the hospital A nurse practitioner-led care management model has resulted in lower costs, better care, and high patient satisfaction ratings for...

Study shows gaps in availability of hospice care.
July 1, 2008... Study shows gaps in availability of hospice care Education, wealth, and age predict locations of hospice An estimated 1.3 million patients received hospice services in 2006, a 162% increase in 10 years, and approximately 36% of all...

News Brief: Baby boomers may not have specialists needed at age 65.
July 1, 2008... Baby boomers may not have specialists needed at age 65 When 78 million baby boomers reach age 65 in 2011 they will depend upon a health care workforce that is too small and unprepared to meet their needs, according to a new report from the...

CNE objectives/questions.
July 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...