Hospital Home Health Archives – May 1, 2006
May 1, 2006
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Know therapists' concerns when hiring for a home health agency
Everyone knows the challenge of finding qualified home health nurses, and home health managers have found creative ways to find, train, and retain the good RNs that they do find. -
Recognize therapists as part of team to retain staff
Discovering what attracts and keeps qualified therapists at a home health agency is important for all agencies, and some are doing very well. -
Therapies use light, suction to speed wound healing
New technologies for wound care in the home decrease the amount of time needed for treatment and improve patient outcomes, while helping home health agencies manage costs more effectively. -
Coping skills intervention reduces caregivers' stress
New research shows that a three-session educational intervention with caregivers of cancer patients in hospice can significantly improve the caregivers' quality of life and reduce burdens related to the patients' symptoms and duties. -
Caregiver manual offers tips on caring for cancer patients
Researchers created a simple, three-visit intervention to assist caregivers of cancer patients in hospice because of advanced cancer. Part of the intervention includes a manual from the American College of Physicians called the "Home Care Guide for Advanced Cancer." -
Patients deserve info on quality-of-care cases
Medicare recipients who have a complaint about their quality of care have a means of reporting their complaints ... -
Liability of MCOs for contracted services
Many providers and case managers remain concerned about low rates paid for services by managed care organizations (MCOs) and the effect of these rates on the quality of care rendered by providers. -
Comply with JCAHO's goal to label all medications
The JCAHO's National Patient Safety Goal requiring all medications to be labeled sounds simple enough, but it's proving to be difficult for many organizations. -
Folk remedies popular among older rural residents
Researchers at Wake Forest University School of Medicine in Winston-Salem, NC, have found that alternative medicine is just as popular in rural areas as in urban ones.