Hospital Home Health articles from October 2007

Hospital Home Health archives from October 2007

Three levels of therapy thresholds, new diagnosis codes in place for 2008.(Home Health Prospective Payment System )
October 1, 2007... Three levels of therapy thresholds, new diagnosis codes in place for 2008 New HHPPS requires agencies to start preparation now Three different therapy thresholds, a new payment model for non-routine medical supplies, and additional...

Are your employees ready for an emergency?
October 1, 2007... Are your employees ready for an emergency? Personal emergency plans essential part of planning Effectively preparing for an emergency requires plans that address those emergencies you are likely to experience. In New Hampshire, home...

Legal Ease: Determining fair market value of consulting services.
October 1, 2007... Determining fair market value of consulting services By Elizabeth E. Hogue, Esq. Burtonsville, MD As many providers already know, the so-called "Stark law" prohibits physicians from making referrals to providers who render...

Palliative care program stresses teamwork.
October 1, 2007... Palliative care program stresses teamwork Uses hospitalists trained in palliative care What makes an award-winning palliative care program? In the case of the program at the University of California at San Francisco, it's the...

What hospice docs need to know for a home visit.
October 1, 2007... What hospice docs need to know for a home visit It's a major change for some Making a home care visit is one of the biggest challenges for physicians and other health care practitioners trained in the medical model because they're not...

Grief counseling should be supported despite bad rap.
October 1, 2007... Grief counseling should be supported despite bad rap Researcher says negative studies were bad science It only took one research paper in 2000 to cast a negative view over grief counseling, but that single widely-repeated and reported...

News Briefs.
October 1, 2007... Study proves danger of abbreviations Abbreviations in health care may be efficient, but their use comes at the expense of patient safety, according to a new study published in the September 2007 issue of Joint Commission Journal on Quality...

CNE Objectives/Questions.
October 1, 2007... 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...