Best Practices for Completing OASIS M1630 Ostomy
Include the following best practice (Medicare) guidelines for completing OASIS M1630:
3 Personal Safety Policies You Need for Clinicians Making Home Visits
Under any circumstance home care workers are at high risk for workplace violence for the following reasons:
Work Simplification Can Improve OASIS 1800-45
Home Health EMR: Everyone Needs to Sign a Non-Disclosure Agreement
If you have nursing, therapy and administrative staff accessing an electronic EMR system you need have to make sure each employee signs an EMR Confidentiality Form - also known as a Non-Disclosure Form. A confidentiality or non-disclosure agreement is absolutely necessary for an Agency...
CABG (Cardiac Bypass Surgery) Recovery at Home
From Up To Date... The home health care plan for the patient recovering from bypass surgery focuses on
- wound healing,
- managing new and changed medications,
- cardiac rehabilitation & exercise,
- reducing risk factors.
Home Health Aide Supervision...Right & Wrong
11 Screening Activities Before Hiring Home Health Aides
Adapted from the AIG Home Health Edition: The home health aide screening process is one of the most important steps in hiring a home health aide. The following activities can help to assure that the right person is hired.
Pain Management: Think Outside the Box
Pain management is a routine intervention provided by clinicians.
Comprehensive pain management is a particularly necessary skill for home health clinicians.
As the body ages pain emerges with different disease-types. Unlike other sensory experiences, pain is influenced by ways in...
