Homecare Quality Management 2000 Index
Homecare Quality Management 2000 Index
Accreditation
Accreditation programs may meet different needs, DEC:136
After two years in making, agency's survey preparation pays off, JAN:1
Here are the answers to your ORYX questions, MAR:27
Is your agency considering a switch to CHAP? DEC:133
JCAHO now requires sentinel event reports, JAN:3
Joint Commission provides answers to concerns about ORYX, MAR:25
New standards inspire patient pain guide, JUL:77
Pain management teaching guide can help meet JCAHO standards, JUL:78
Survey preparation never ends for infusion provider, JAN:3
Competency
Clip these competency item writing reminders, APR:41
Create tests measuring exactly what you want, APR:40
Design stellar competency and assessment program for therapists, APR:37
Ensure therapists are competent, APR:39
Pennsylvania agency develops competency pathway, OCT:116
Secrets of developing an effective competency exam, APR:insert
Documentation
Agency's review prevents fraud, abuse, FEB:21
Give nurses a checklist to help their admissions, FEB:19
VNA admission checklist, FEB:insert
Education
Agency's efforts combine quality, education, APR:43
Clinical pathway for pressure wounds, JAN:insert
Education key to meeting needs of diverse population, DEC:141
Give wound care a boost with new clinical pathway, JAN:9
Infusion therapy clinical teaching pathway, JAN:insert
Survey shows that public needs more information about home care, DEC:140
Teach patients better diabetes management, care, DEC:137
Urinary incontinence clinical teaching pathway, JAN:insert
Use these free diabetes information sources, DEC:138
Medication
Agency creates tool to reduce medication errors, JUN:66
Daily calls boost medication compliance, AUG:94
Decatur General Home Health medication profile, JUN:insert
Medical errors top list of public's concerns, FEB:22
Medication management requires "holistic" approach, JUL:80
Performing the initial medication assessment, JUL:83
OASIS
Early efforts give company head start on OASIS, MAR:31
OASIS proficiency is key to surviving transition, SEP:101
OASIS skills are critical for data integrity, OCT:115
Quality manager offers tips to eliminate OASIS errors, AUG:92
Smooth out your remaining problems with OASIS, JAN:5
OIG
OIG report: One in every five home health claims has errors, JAN:10
OSHA
Helpful needlestick info is now available on the Web, JUN:65
Know your needles and take time to choose one, JUN:63
MSD conditions, symptoms, FEB:14
OSHA directive aims to reduce high numbers of needlestick injuries, JUN:61
Tips to help you reduce home care needlesticks, JUN:64
Workplace injury rules could affect home health industry, FEB:14
Patient Adherence
Caregivers learn to cope with stress of dementia, MAY:59
Develop your own compliance plan, FEB:15
Follow these simple tips to improve patient adherence, MAY:52
Here's how to reduce the caregiver's burden, MAY:55
Improve patient self-care using these guidelines, MAY:53
Reminiscing benefits elderly patients' health, NOV:127
Patient Satisfaction
Discharge planning helps patient independence, APR:46
Homecare satisfaction survey, OCT:insert
Is your agency measuring patient satisfaction effectively? OCT:109
Performance Improvement
Fine-tune your IOP process, MAR:29
Streamline PI program to cut costs, improve quality, SEP:106
Take an IOP process and chart it, MAR:30
Preventive Care
Admission immunization record, AUG:insert
CDC recommends flu shots for specific groups, AUG:88
Home health agency offers preventive care for flu, pneumonia, AUG:87
Ministry Home Care's influenza and pneumococcal vaccination tracking, AUG:insert
Prospective Payment System
Alabama agency runs trial benchmarking for PPS, JUL:76
Control PPS costs with early discharge plans, JUN:68
Improve your QI process, manage costs under PPS, AUG:89
Interim payment system is not as disruptive as industry claims, JAN:11
It may be time to return to specialty rehab nursing, JUN:69
New agency teaches all staff, disciplines how to be PPS-ready, JUL:73
PPS: A silver lining for quality managers? DEC:insert
Prospective payment system final rule at a glance, SEP:99
Supplies still an issue as home health care prepares to embrace new PPS, SEP:97
Quality Improvement
Agency philosophy says outcomes measurements are vital to clinical success, AUG:85
Bind QI projects and present outcomes to insurers, accreditors, and others, MAY:49
Home health agency needs assessment on pain management, MAR:insert
Individual patient outcomes worksheet, MAR:insert
Internet guidelines can be the key to improved care, FEB:17
Management of wounds, decubiti, or pressure ulcers, JAN:insert
Pain management QI project has agencywide goal, OCT:113
Projects focus on spiritual needs, pain management, reimbursement explanations, MAY:50
Reduce infection caused by poor habits, JAN:7
Try these tips for improving pain management program, MAR:33
Types of wound dressings, JAN:insert
Staff Solutions
California agencies fighting nursing shortage, APR:44
Ensure success: Find the best job fit for volunteers, NOV:126
Morale-challenged? Take these extra steps, SEP:104
Reap big rewards with recruitment project, OCT:118
Take a breather from PPS: Assess staff morale, SEP:103
Texas VNA uses volunteers in significant new ways, NOV:124
Triad care team model can aid efficiency, quality, NOV:129
VNA of Texas: Eldercare program volunteer description, NOV:insert
Telemedicine
North Carolina home care agency tailors telemedicine to fit patients' needs, NOV:121
PPS may expand role of telehomecare, NOV:123
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