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When the decision was made to close the private duty home care division of Riverside Home Health in Kankankee, IL, the good news for employees was the opportunity to accept other positions in the Medicare-certified home health agency.
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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has posted a question and answer that is of interest to hospice providers.
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A survey of bereaved family members shows that good communication, emotional support, accurate information, and a single caregiver are more likely to rate their satisfaction as "excellent."
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Home health nurses are accustomed to point-of-care technology for completing charts and assessments. A growing number of agency staff members are also comfortable with the use of and interpretation of results from telemonitoring equipment. But, is your agency prepared for access to, or uploads to, your patients' personal health record?
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The importance of reducing deadly drug-resistant, healthcare-acquired infections is the basis for The Joint Commission's 2009 National Patient Safety Goal new requirement to reduce the risk of infection associated with central lines.
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Reducing emergency department visits for all home health patients is a key factor in improving outcomes and ensuring good reimbursement under a pay for performance system.
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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) doesn't call it a rate cut. However, the net result of the proposed hospice wage index elimination over the next three years is a reduction in reimbursement.
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Although the proposed wage index reductions by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) will vary from county to county and state to state, hospice experts agree that all hospices will be affected.
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