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Home health managers have to prepare for a pay-for-performance payment structure in 2007 if they accept Medicare patients.
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Home health nurses see it all of the time -- patients don't want to lose their independence so they don't tell anyone if they experience changes in their mobility, memory or vision.
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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.
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The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) relaxed some rules and requirements for home health agencies that provide care to patients who were relocated as a result of Hurricane Katrina.
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Although the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO) begins unannounced surveys for all organizations in 2006, it does not mean that random unannounced surveys will end.
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Managed Medicare plans recently got a "shot in the arm" in the form of significant increases in rates they are paid. These rate increases have encouraged them to once again seek to enroll more Medicare beneficiaries.
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A program designed to prevent emergency department (ED) visits and readmissions for chronically ill older adults sends nurse case managers from Valley Health in Winchester, VA, into Virginia's northern Shenandoah Valley to assist clients with special health needs.
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In the constant struggle to meet patient needs and still show a profit on your bottom line, you've cut costs and improved productivity.
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Actual scenarios: A nurse goes to check on a pediatric patient, and the mother punches her with no provocation.
