Hospital Home Health articles from March 2006

Hospital Home Health archives from March 2006

Cut hospitalization rates with 24-hour availability, extra visits at start of care.
March 1, 2006... Cut hospitalization rates with 24-hour availability, extra visits at start of care Top performers share best practices in national study (Editor's note: This is the first of a two-part series addressing reduction of hospitalization and...

Schedule more visits at start of care.
March 1, 2006... Schedule more visits at start of care See better outcomes, fewer hospitalizations A hospitalization rate of 17% can be attributed to many factors, but the staff at Washoe Home Care in Reno, NV, are convinced that front loading the...

JCAHO alert addresses medication errors.
March 1, 2006... JCAHO alert addresses medication errors Reconciliation prevents mistakes More than 10% of all sentinel events reported to the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO) relate to medication error; but in home...

Data show minorities' views of hospice.
March 1, 2006... Data show minorities' views of hospice Researcher suggests barrier breakers Despite national and various regional focuses on improving minority access to hospice, many challenges remain, hospice diversity experts say. The National...

NHPCO toolkit offers ideas for building trust.(National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization)(Brief article)
March 1, 2006... NHPCO toolkit offers ideas for building trust Spend time in community you want to reach The National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization (NHPCO) in Alexandria, VA, has developed a diversity toolkit designed to help hospice...

Preceptors can improve retention of new nurses.
March 1, 2006... Preceptors can improve retention of new nurses Individualized programs create better results A new job can be overwhelming no matter what industry you may choose, but when the new job is in home care, saying that the job is...

LegalEase: Expedited review notices: Key issues.
March 1, 2006... Expedited review notices: Key issues By Elizabeth E. Hogue, Esq., Burtonsville, MD There is still confusion in the home health and hospice industries regarding the use of expedited review notices. Although key issues remain unresolved,...

CE Objectives/Questions.
March 1, 2006... CE 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...