Hospital Home Health Archives – April 1, 2004
April 1, 2004
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Form partnerships for better home care: Be part of a continuum
This is the first of a two-part series that looks at innovative approaches to patient care and expansion of services by home health agencies. This months article describes partnerships with other organizations that are designed to both increase referral bases and enhance home health services. -
Control supply costs through automation
Directors of supply management for home health agencies face a different set of challenges than do supply management directors for hospitals, but the rewards of an effective system to control supply costs can be significant, say experts interviewed by Hospital Home Health. -
Cash & Counseling program leads to more home care
An evaluation of Arkansas Medicaid Cash & Counseling program, in which enrollees direct their own personal care services, indicates that individuals are much more likely to receive such services than are those who were eligible for services but had to get them in the usual way. -
HIPAA Q&A
This column addresses specific questions related to Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) implementation. -
LegalEase: Protecting the patient’s right to select care
At present, the right of patients to choose providers who will render them home care is based upon three key sources. Despite these requirements there is a lingering perception that hospitals give lip service to patients right to freedom of choice. -
Leadership centers aim to boost palliative care
The Center to Advance Palliative Care (CAPC) in New York City has launched a Palliative Care Leadership Center (PCLC) initiative to help health care organizations create programs to more effectively manage advanced chronic illness. -
News Briefs
Web site provide tools for medication use; CDC journal focuses upon chronic disease; Free guide educates Hispanic diabetics.