Hospital Home Health Archives – March 1, 2006
March 1, 2006
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Cut hospitalization rates with 24-hour availability, extra visits at start of care
As performance improvement programs and the ability to track data and trends from OBQI reports have become more sophisticated, home health agencies report improvements in all categories, except hospital readmission rates. -
Schedule more visits at start of care
A hospitalization rate of 17% can be attributed to many factors, but the staff at Washoe Home Care in Reno, NV, are convinced that front loading the visit schedule is the key to a rate that is 11% below the national average. -
JCAHO alert addresses medication errors
More than 10% of all sentinel events reported to the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO) relate to medication error. -
Data show minorities' views of hospice
Despite national and various regional focuses on improving minority access to hospice, many challenges remain, hospice diversity experts say. -
NHPCO toolkit offers ideas for building trust
The National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization (NHPCO) in Alexandria, VA, has developed a diversity toolkit designed to help hospice organizations with their efforts to improve diversity among their patient base. -
Preceptors can improve retention of new nurses
A new job can be overwhelming no matter what industry you may choose, but when the new job is in home care, saying that the job is overwhelming may be an understatement. -
LegalEase: Expedited review notices: Key issues
There is still confusion in the home health and hospice industries regarding the use of expedited review notices.