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Performance Improvement Plan for M1400 Dyspnea/Shortness of Breath

A patient's strong respiratory and endurance condition is important to Medicare because it helps the patient continue to live at home. Its because of this that Medicare tracks and scores HHAs ability to improve respiratory and endurance function on Quality of Patient Care Star Rating.

Posted by Melissa Cott on Sep 16, 2025

Teach Patients to Manage Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)

COPD (Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease) is a leading cause of death in the United States, affecting 16 million Americans and millions more who don’t know they have it. Home health nurses and therapists encounter patients with COPD every day. In addition to COPD drugs, the...

Posted by Melissa Cott on Jun 24, 2021