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Hospice evolved from the need to provide medical and social support to terminally ill patients in the last weeks of their lives.
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A combination of telephonic case management and home visits has helped Optima Health decrease preterm births and low-birth-weight infants.
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With "improvement in urinary incontinence" identified as one of the pay-for-performance measures for the upcoming Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services' demonstration project, it is essential that home health managers take a closer look at how they identify and treat incontinence.
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An additional $140 million in payments to home health agencies will be made in 2008 if the rule proposed by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is approved.
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A program that targets women at risk for premature deliveries for case management has paid off for ConnectiCare, a regional HMO based in Farmington, CT.
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The rate of invasive methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infection in dialysis patients is higher than for any other known patient population, and is 100 times higher than for the general population, ...
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Pharmacists in hospitals and health systems continue to make significant contributions to the overall safety and effectiveness of medication therapy, according to results of the 2006 ASHP National Survey of Pharmacy Practice in Hospital Settings.
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A study released by the United States Pharmacopeia (USP) says perioperative patients face an increased risk of harmful medication errors throughout the surgery process due to a lack of comprehensive oversight of medications.
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It is projected that by 2025 the population of people in the United States over the age of 65 will be six times higher than it was in 1990. This is because of both the "baby boomer" population aging and overall life expectancy increasing. As patients age they may begin to experience a loss of vision via macular degeneration.
