Hospital Home Health articles from May 2005

Hospital Home Health archives from May 2005

Use technology to improve your patients' health and your agency.
May 1, 2005... Use technology to improve your patients' health and your agency Telehealth positively affects outcomes, retention, and efficiency (Editor's note: The Association of Telehealth Service Providers defines telehealth - also known as...

Telehealth can affect staff retention and job satisfaction.(Brief Article)
May 1, 2005... Telehealth can affect staff retention and job satisfaction The three-year study conducted by the Pennsylvania Homecare Association and Penn State University is designed to evaluate how telehealth affects not only patient care, but also home...

Lymphedema program attracts new patients.
May 1, 2005... Lymphedema program attracts new patients Certification for therapists is a must One way to set your agency apart from other agencies is to offer a service not offered by others in your market. A Florida hospital home health care...

LegalEase: Fraud alert issued for home health providers.
May 1, 2005... LegalEase Fraud alert issued for home health providers By Elizabeth E. Hogue, Esq. Burtonsville, MD Home health agency staff may benefit from a reminder that the Office of the Inspector General (OIG) of the U.S. Department of...

Help your elderly patients prevent falls.
May 1, 2005... Help your elderly patients prevent falls Tips to prevent serious injuries caused by falls Elderly patients pose special challenges when it comes to falls, so your prevention strategy must take into account the factors unique to this...

Holistic approach helps special-needs patients.
May 1, 2005... Holistic approach helps special-needs patients Patient care and social work go hand-in-hand Since Horizon NJ Health plan started its Care Coordination Unit (CCU), a comprehensive, holistic program for Medicaid beneficiaries with...

News Brief: 3 free HIPAA resources available on the Internet.(Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act )
May 1, 2005... News Brief 3 free HIPAA resources available on the Internet Three resources that address the security rule of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) are available on the Internet. 1. The National Institute...

CE questions.
May 1, 2005... 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...