Hospital Home Health Archives – October 1, 2003
October 1, 2003
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Working in the dark: Recent blackout teaches new crisis-planning lessons
There is nothing like an emergency to test your emergency plan, as agencies in an area east of New York City, north to Toronto, and west to Detroit discovered on Aug. 14 as a rolling blackout affected almost 50 million people. -
Your quality info to be made public soon
The effect of Home Health Compare, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services web site that publicizes results of 11 home health quality indicators, has been minimal for agencies located in the eight pilot test states. -
With adverse events, don’t stick your head in the sand
The phrase adverse event outcome reports might make you want to run and hide, but these reports can be a wealth of information and require constant attention by all home health agencies, according to experts interviewed by Hospital Home Health. -
Losing staff to burnout? Recognize the symptoms
Burnout is a hard state of mind to define, but many times it is one reason that good employees leave, says John Henry Pfifferling, PhD, director of the Center for Well-Being in Durham, NC. -
Care network addresses employees’ needs
Helping employees deal with problems, illness, and even death in their own families is one tactic used by Riverways Home Care Services of Ozarks Medical Center in Westplains, MO, to retain employees. -
LegalEase: Market services carefully to avoid legal pitfalls
During initial implementation of the Medicare prospective payment system, many agencies faced a number of challenges that made it difficult to devote resources to key legal issues. Since many providers are functioning effectively under existing reimbursement systems, now is the time for agencies to focus on legal issues of particular importance in the continuing development of the home care industry. -
News Briefs
JCAHO announces new quality reports for 2004; OIG reports on transaction and code set compliance; Free caregiver resource available on-line