Hospital Home Health articles from September 2007

Hospital Home Health archives from September 2007

Assess use of anticoagulants to meet new NPSG requirement.(National Patient Safety Goals)(Report)
September 1, 2007... Assess use of anticoagulants to meet new NPSG requirement Have a policy that addresses precautions for blood thinners With one death every day and about 1.3 million people injured annually due to medication errors,1 it is no surprise...

Proactive study standard trips up 27% of agencies.(failure mode evaluation analysis)
September 1, 2007... Proactive study standard trips up 27% of agencies Use FMEA process to meet standard (Editor's note: This is the second of a two-part series that discusses the most challenging Joint Commission standards for home health agencies. Last...

'Hopefulness' contributes to good end-of-life care.(Survey)
September 1, 2007... 'Hopefulness' contributes to good end-of-life care More education and experience also are benefits Researchers at a large children's hospital found that nurses who were comfortable working with dying children and their families were...

Hospices, NHPCO prepare for anticipated CPs.(Report)
September 1, 2007... Hospices, NHPCO prepare for anticipated CPs Experts offer advice on how to plan for the change Time is running out for hospices to prepare for the new Medicare conditions of participation (CPs), and experts say the best strategy is to...

Simple test can prevent pneumonia after a stroke.
September 1, 2007... Simple test can prevent pneumonia after a stroke Aspiration is main pneumonia risk in stroke victims Millions of dollars and several hundred thousand lives could be saved if more hospitals followed a simple best practice — the...

LegalEase: When are patients deemed "unsafe" for home care?
September 1, 2007... When are patients deemed "unsafe" for home care? By Elizabeth E. Hogue, Esq., Burtonsville, MD Discharge planners/case managers are likely to encounter instances in which home care, hospice, and home medical equipment (HME) providers...

News Briefs.
September 1, 2007... CMS extends deadlines for first round of DMEPOS The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is extending the bid submission, registration, and accreditation deadlines for the first round of the Medicare Durable Medical Equipment,...

CNE Objectives/Questions.
September 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...