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