Hospital Home Health Archives – February 1, 2003
February 1, 2003
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Public to get access to home health quality information thanks to CMS
Nursing homes have been living with public reporting of quality information by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) since November. Now, home health agencies will undergo the same type of public scrutiny. -
CMS’ 11 Home Health Quality Indicator Measures
The Center for Medicare & Medicaid Services in Baltimore has proposed 11 quality indicator measures for the pilot phase of the Home Health Quality Indicator Initiative, which involves public reporting of quality improvement indicators as of Jan. 1, 2003. -
Communication, activities help dementia patients
The challenges of caring for a patient with dementia differ from patient to patient because the symptoms vary greatly between patients. There are, however, ways to communicate and methods to employ that enable patients to retain or enhance abilities and experience less agitation. -
Hands-on projects may stimulate conversation
Montessori-based programming is based upon the work of Maria Montessori, an Italian physician who, in the early 1900s, introduced the concept of enabling children to learn at their own pace with manipulatives and tools that help them understand concrete ideas before moving on to abstract ideas. -
Home health should prepare for smallpox
Although the recently announced smallpox vaccination plan doesnt identify home health workers as members of first response teams to receive possible smallpox patients, the home health industry stills needs to pay attention to the issue and prepare to serve a role if needed, says Steven Christianson, DO, MM, medical director of the Visiting Nurse Service of New York in New York City. -
Smallpox vaccination is a simple procedure
Although there are few health care workers today who administered smallpox vaccines in the earlier eradication effort, the process of administering the vaccine is simple, says Steven Christianson, DO, MM, medical director of the Visiting Nurse Service of New York in New York City. -
HIPAA Q&A
Question: Does the signed acknowledgement of notification of privacy rights have to be a separate form? -
LegalEase: Ensure proper referrals from hospital owners
Home care providers have a duty to assess patients for appropriateness for home care prior to admitting them for treatment. Current standards of care require an evaluation of several factors prior to admission.