Hospital Home Health articles from May 2008

Hospital Home Health archives from May 2008

Prepare now to reduce risk and consequences of RAC audit.
May 1, 2008... Prepare now to reduce risk and consequences of RAC audit Demonstration project expands and will include home health With more than $370 million in overpayments identified in fiscal year 2007 by auditors in the Recovery Audit Contractor...

RAC program scheduled for full implementation in 2010.
May 1, 2008... RAC program scheduled for full implementation in 2010 Changes will alleviate some administrative headaches The Recovery Audit Contractor (RAC) demonstration program began in March 2005 and ran until March 2008. The RAC program will be a...

Telemonitoring becomes tool for therapists.
May 1, 2008... Telemonitoring becomes tool for therapists High-risk cardiac patients benefit from extra 'eyes' The ability to see that a patient was experiencing atrial flutter during a therapist's visit and arrange for an immediate visit to his...

Creativity key to managing care of uninsured patients.
May 1, 2008... Creativity key to managing care of uninsured patients Linking patients, primary care As health insurance costs escalate and employers reduce coverage for employees, raise deductibles, or stop providing health insurance altogether,...

Expedited discharge fund helps uninsured patients.
May 1, 2008... Expedited discharge fund helps uninsured patients Plan frees up beds for patients who can pay When patients are medically ready to leave the acute care hospital and have no coverage for post-acute care, it's a "no-brainer" for the...

Adverse events high in elders for these drugs.
May 1, 2008... Adverse events high in elders for these drugs Blood thinners may be linked to traumatic injuries One-third of the estimated 177,504 emergency department visits by elderly patients for adverse drug events were caused by warfarin,...

Hospice research is possible and helpful.
May 1, 2008... Hospice research is possible and helpful Two Duke University Medical Center researchers tackle the question "Is it ethical to conduct clinical trials with patients in a hospice environment?" in the Feb. 4, 2008, "Professional Issues"...

News Briefs.
May 1, 2008... Deadlines may affect drug safety An analysis of decades of drug approvals, published in the New England Journal of Medicine, provides the first scientific evidence supporting complaints that medications approved on deadline by the Food and...

CNE objectives/questions.
May 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...