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The recent lawsuits filed against charitable hospitals has brought attention to the issue of collections practices in health care and made them a major risk, says Scott Becker, JD, a partner in McGuireWoods LLPs Chicago office and one of the co-chairs of the firms health care practice.
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Thomson American Health Consultants is offering an audio conference with the information necessary to help you diagnose and treat patients with flu symptoms and, as important, prepare for an influenza pandemic.
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Revised recommendations for flu prevention issued; Influenza vaccine supply increases for 2004-2005; CMS slower to pay noncompliant claims
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The key to good outcomes in wound care is to assess the whole situation and develop a treatment plan that includes patient education and nutrition counseling as well as actual treatment of the wound, say experts interviewed by Hospital Home Health.
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Although the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services changed the rules governing flu and pneumococcal vaccines in 2002 to allow the use of standing orders for home health patients who receive the vaccines, most home health agencies still opt to obtain physician orders for each patient.
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The following publications and web sites provide information on cultural diversity and health care.
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Home health managers may be overlooking the social importance of sharing meals or food with patients.
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Moving to clear up the considerable confusion of the last flu season, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has drafted new guidelines for health care workers who receive the live attenuated influenza vaccine.
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Health care workers need an annual influenza vaccine to protect themselves and their patients, advise national infection control officials.
