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JCAHO announces new quality reports for 2004; OIG reports on transaction and code set compliance; Free caregiver resource available on-line
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Helping employees deal with problems, illness, and even death in their own families is one tactic used by Riverways Home Care Services of Ozarks Medical Center in Westplains, MO, to retain employees.
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Burnout is a hard state of mind to define, but many times it is one reason that good employees leave, says John Henry Pfifferling, PhD, director of the Center for Well-Being in Durham, NC.
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There is nothing like an emergency to test your emergency plan, as agencies in an area east of New York City, north to Toronto, and west to Detroit discovered on Aug. 14 as a rolling blackout affected almost 50 million people.
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During initial implementation of the Medicare prospective payment system, many agencies faced a number of challenges that made it difficult to devote resources to key legal issues. Since many providers are functioning effectively under existing reimbursement systems, now is the time for agencies to focus on legal issues of particular importance in the continuing development of the home care industry.
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The phrase adverse event outcome reports might make you want to run and hide, but these reports can be a wealth of information and require constant attention by all home health agencies, according to experts interviewed by Hospital Home Health.
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Extended hormonal contraception is drawing dramatic attention due to the desire of many women to reduce or eliminate the number of withdrawal bleeds associated with current birth control methods. To bring you up to speed with the exciting changes in this field, Thomson American Health Consultants offers Extended-use Contraception: What You Should Know About Seasonale and Other Options, a free audio conference on Oct. 9, from 2-3 p.m., ET.
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FDA Strives to Inform Women About Menopausal Hormone Therapy; Use of Alternative Therapies Grow in Europe, but Skepticism Remains; Sage Improves Memory, May Help in Alzheimers Disease Treatment, Study Shows. Altern Ther Women's Health 2003;5(10):79-80.
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Hardy ML. Counseling for risk reduction after diagnosis of breast cancer. Altern Ther Women's Health 2003;5(10):76-77.