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Patient safety and quality of care are improved with the use of telehealth, according to a recent report by the Agency for Health Care Research and Quality (AHRQ).
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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is consolidating its fraud detection efforts; strengthening its oversight of medical equipment suppliers and home health agencies; and launching the national recovery audit contractor (RAC) program.
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Complementary. Integrative. Alternative. These three words often have been used interchangeably to describe non-traditional therapies to relieve pain or stress and reduce anxiety and heart rates. Before including these therapies in your home health services, be sure to know how to describe them.
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Hospice staff members in areas directly affected by Hurricanes Gustav and Ike knew to prepare for gasoline shortages or the inability to access gasoline due to power outages, but when you are 800 miles away from the hurricane's landfall, your emergency plans typically don't plan for gasoline shortages.
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In today's fast food society, a speedy response often determines which home health agency gets the referral. By taking advantage of the speed of the Internet to secure and process referrals, Swedish Home Care in Seattle was able to boost referrals by 80% and slash referral processing time by 75%.
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A palliative care program can save hospitals an average of at least $279 per day, up to $374 per day, according to a study of eight hospitals by the Center to Advance Palliative Care and the National Palliative Care Research Center.
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California may once again be setting a trend that could influence protection of health care workers who are exposed to infectious diseases this time with a bold proposed standard to prevent aerosol transmissible diseases.
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As health care workers age, their risk of serious injury from slips, trips, and falls rises.
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When employees complain of back pain, they often receive the conventional wisdom about how to get relief and hasten their recovery. Rest. Ice the area. Take some pain meds. Unfortunately, that conventional wisdom may be wrong.
