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For years, experts have said improving patient safety will depend as much on significant shifts in the culture of health care as on specific changes in the process of providing care. But there have been no blueprints for laying the foundation for a culture of safety.
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On June 9, CMS issued the long-awaited guidelines for states to administer the provision in the Deficit Reduction Act of 2005 requiring individuals claiming U.S. citizenship when they apply for Medicaid to provide satisfactory documentary evidence of citizenship.
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Louisiana will have a detailed health care plan to present to federal officials by mid-October, and Tennessee Gov. Phil Bredesen has signed health care legislation designed to help cover Tennessee's more than 600,000 uninsured workers.
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Changes and additions to the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations' National Patient Safety Goals are minor and should not pose problems for home health agencies, say experts interviewed by Hospital Home Health.
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With the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services emphasizing the reduction of hospital readmissions as one way to cut the overall cost of health care for Medicare patients, home health agency managers have evaluated different ways to improve this outcome for their agencies.
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When Celina, OH-based Mercer Community Hospital's Home Nursing Care department implemented a cardiac disease management program, the service was not limited to home care patients.
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New research shows that cancer patients who engage in one hour of art therapy show immediate improvement in eight of nine symptoms, with the greatest improvement noted in anxiety and fatigue.
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When older, frail patients are hospitalized at Akron City Hospital in Akron, OH, they're likely to be placed on a home-like unit with carpeted floors.
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A trend seems to be growing. More seniors are leaving nursing homes in favor of other types of care, including home care and assisted living facilities.
