The Visiting Nurse Associations of America has released a tool to help home health providers, policymakers and payers develop better, safer and smoother care transitions. The VNAA Blueprint for Excellence is available free at http://www.vnaablueprint.org. The VNAA describes the tool as a pathway to best practices for home health care providers and a touchstone […]
A study conducted by the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine determined that regular telephone conversations with a nurse can substantially reduce hospital re-admissions for high-risk patients. Patients in the program were one-third less likely to be readmitted than similar patients who were not in the program. Overall health care costs decreased by approximately $1,225 […]
The School of Medicine and Public Health at the University of Wisconsin–Madison has reported on a study that showed that regular telephone contact with a nurse substantially reduced hospital re-admissions for high-risk patients. The findings also determined that health care costs were decreased by approximately $1,225 for each patient enrolled in the program, when […]
A range of products displayed and/or discussed at the recent National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization (NHPCO) annual conference is discussed in this article. They include new and expanded visit tracking mechanisms from CareWatch, one of home healthcare’s and hospice’s first telephony service providers. Much detail is provided on use of its EVV Security […]
by Liz Seegert A strategic commitment to technology is making Senior Home Care, Inc. a leading player in the Sunshine State. They are the first Florida home care agency to join that state’s health information exchange, a network of 22 providers that seamlessly share patient information – extending the continuum of care and lowering […]
Monday of this week was October 1, 2012, the first day of Federal Fiscal Year 2013. The first day of a new Supreme Court session and the first day of Medicare hospital readmission penalties. The mass media has finally heard that Medicare will reduce payments to hospitals with high readmission rates by a predetermined percentage […]
By Cindy Campbell, RN, BSN “As we move to patient-centered care, our challenge is to use technology to reduce the work of being sick…” One of the most popular presentations at last month’s Healthcare Unbound conference in San Francisco was delivered by home care nurse, executive and consultant Cynthia Campbell, RN, BSN. A longtime home […]
