Hospital Home Health articles from June 2005

Hospital Home Health archives from June 2005

Escorts, training, and duress signals improve home health employee safety.
June 1, 2005... Escorts, training, and duress signals improve home health employee safety Home visits to high-risk areas require awareness and support (Editor’s note: This is the first of a two-part article on employee safety in home care. This...

Four tips to protect your agency’s employees.
June 1, 2005... 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...

HIPAA Q&A.(Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act )
June 1, 2005... HIPAA Q&A [Editor’s note: This column addresses specific questions related to implementation of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA). If you have questions, please send them to Sheryl Jackson, Hospital Home...

Free HIPAA resources available on the web.(Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act )
June 1, 2005... Free HIPAA resources available on the web Two resources that address the security rule of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) are available on the Internet. The National Institute of Standards and Technology...

Don't be fooled by the illusion of patient safety.
June 1, 2005... Don’t be fooled by the illusion of patient safety Judge effectiveness with actual data, observations As a part of their overall patient safety program, many health care organizations require that managers submit corrective action...

LegalEase: Compliance: Don’t call, unless you can confirm.
June 1, 2005... LegalEase: Compliance: Don’t call, unless you can confirm By Elizabeth E. Hogue, Esq. Burtonsville, MD Home health agencies frequently encounter a variety of issues for which there does not appear to be any clear regulatory...

Summit highlights gaps, disparity in health care.
June 1, 2005... Summit highlights gaps, disparity in health care Better results are achievable According to Carolyn Clancy, MD, director of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) in Rockville, MD, escaping the health care quality...

Aspirin prevents strokes in middle-aged women.
June 1, 2005... Aspirin prevents strokes in middle-aged women Study reveals gender differences Results from a new major study show middle-aged women who take aspirin lowered their risk of having a stroke, but their risk of myocardial infarction (MI)...

News briefs.
June 1, 2005... News briefs Wheelchair and scooter criteria set by CMS The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced new national coverage criteria for mobility assistive equipment (MAE) including power wheelchairs and scooters. The...

CE questions.
June 1, 2005... CE instructions Nurses participate in this continuing education program by reading the issue, using the provided references for further research, and studying the questions at the end of the issue. Participants should select what they...