Hospital Home Health Archives – August 1, 2004
August 1, 2004
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Flu season still means physician orders for most home health patients
Although the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services changed the rules governing flu and pneumococcal vaccines in 2002 to allow the use of standing orders for home health patients who receive the vaccines, most home health agencies still opt to obtain physician orders for each patient. -
ACIP recommends these vaccinations for children
The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) recommends that children 6 to 23 months of age be vaccinated annually against influenza. -
Strategies key to boost health provider flu shots
Health care workers need an annual influenza vaccine to protect themselves and their patients, advise national infection control officials. -
Should you get the live attenuated flu vaccine?
Moving to clear up the considerable confusion of the last flu season, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has drafted new guidelines for health care workers who receive the live attenuated influenza vaccine. -
Say yes to that cup of tea! Sharing food builds trust
Home health managers may be overlooking the social importance of sharing meals or food with patients. -
Cultural resources
The following publications and web sites provide information on cultural diversity and health care. -
Thorough assessment is key to wound care
The key to good outcomes in wound care is to assess the whole situation and develop a treatment plan that includes patient education and nutrition counseling as well as actual treatment of the wound, say experts interviewed by Hospital Home Health. -
News Briefs
Revised recommendations for flu prevention issued; Influenza vaccine supply increases for 2004-2005; CMS slower to pay noncompliant claims -
Audio conference gets your facility ready for flu
Thomson American Health Consultants is offering an audio conference with the information necessary to help you diagnose and treat patients with flu symptoms and, as important, prepare for an influenza pandemic.