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With passage of the Medicare Prescription Drug Improvement and Modernization Act of 2003 (HR 1) in the last days of November 2003, many of the issues that home health administration managers will be related to this legislation. This article introduces a few of the key issues addressed by this new legislation.
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Nurses should be restricted from working more than 12 hours at time or more than 60 hours per week to prevent error-producing fatigue, an Institute of Medicine panel recommended in a comprehensive review of the nursing work environment.
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Left to die in nursing homes and hospitals, terminal patients and their families are largely underserved. Hospices, on the other hand, provide a variety of services that meet the needs of the terminally ill and their families. That, in a few words, is what a recent study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association.
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Experts claim that workplace violence rarely strikes without warning, but according to a new study on the issue, the majority of the work force does not recognize potential warning signs.
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In response to findings such as the ones outlined in the American Association of Occupational Health Nurses Inc. (AAOHN) survey and the overarching prevalence of workplace violence among the U.S. work force, AAOHN and the FBI offer the following guidance to help companies develop workplace prevention and education programs.
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Its easy to look at the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) as just one more federal law, a jumble of complex compliance requirements that must be adhered to by responsible employers. But it also can offer a valuable opportunity to improve your absence management program, argues Noreen F. Orbach, PhD, a private psychological consultant in the Chicago metro area.
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One of the most common dilemmas faced by home care staff occurs when patients refuse transfer to a nursing home. A careful review of this issue from an ethical point of view should include examination of three principles: autonomy, justice, and beneficence/nonbeneficence.
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This column addresses specific questions related to Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) implementation.
