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This is the first in a periodic series that addresses recruitment and retention issues with examples of how home health agencies are meeting the challenge of finding and keeping good employees.
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With more than 7,500 suspected and probable cases worldwide and 573 deaths, according the the World Health Organization, as we go to press, severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) has been in the news for many months.
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Question: What criteria should raise a suspicion of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) for home health clinicians?
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This is a periodic column that will address specific questions related to the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) implementation.
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Use of cellular telephones by home care staff members to conduct business on behalf of agencies is essential.
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One of the key ways in which the Oakbrook Terrace, IL-based Joint Commission for the Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO) new accreditation model really blows up the old paradigm, says Joe Cappiello, vice president for accreditation field operations, is that there is no score.
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Registrars at the University Hospital of Arkansas in Little Rock are saving time and paper and creating more accessible records by scanning patients insurance and health information into the computer, says Mary Nellums, CHAM, admissions manager.
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Dont let concerns about severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) prompt measures that will put your hospital at risk for violations of the Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act (EMTALA), warns Stephen Frew, JD, a web site publisher and longtime specialist in EMTALA compliance based in Loves Park, IL.
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Theres a new patient confidentiality development access personnel should know about, and it has nothing to do with the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act privacy standard.
