Home Health Care Out-Performs Post-Acute Providers
A recent report has shown that home health agencies are outperforming their post-acute counterparts as a whole in terms of rehospitalization rates. Data released last Wednesday by the Alliance for Home Health Quality and Innovation shows that home health agencies have markedly...
Busy Minds Fight Dementia in Home Health Care Patients
From Healthday: Mentally stimulating activities can protect patients' brains against aging, even if genetically predisposed toward dementia or Alzheimer's disease, a new study reports MyHomecareBiz:
Home Health Care: Everyone Needs to Sign a Confidentiality Agreement
If you have staff accessing an electronic EMR system you need have to make sure each employee signs the home health forms: EMR Confidentality Form - also known as a Non-Disclosure Form. A confidentiality or non-disclosure agreement is absolutely necessary for an Agency or any other...
Home Care Marketing: Get Board-certified Clinical Specialists
Board-certified specialists will double your referrals.
Home Care Marketing...What would be the ideal 'opening dialogue' to have with a potential referral source like a physician or discharge planner? It should go something like this...
CMS Suspends Home Health Pre-Claim Reviews in Florida, Illinois
CMS will notify providers at least 30 days in advance when there is a change to the ruling.
FROM National Association of Home Care: The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announced Friday 3/31/2017 that it was suspending the Pre-Claim Review Demonstration program...
Exercising 2.5 Hours a Week May Slow Parkinson's Progression
Regular exercise can slow the progression of the disease.
FROM HEALTHDAY: Parkinson's disease can cause tremors, stiffness and trouble with walking. But a new study suggests that regular exercise can slow the progression of the disease, MyHomecareBiz.com has learned.Even those with...
End-of-Life Discussions End in Confusion, Study Shows
Just 3 out of 10 accurately understood what their loved one wanted.
Managing the Home Health Patient on Insulin
Home health patient teaching for insulin therapy include the following MyHomecareBiz objectives:
1. To provide the suggested procedure for the initiation of insulin for people with diabetes which is evidence based and considered best practice2. To ensure that the patient is able to...
