Hospital Home Health 2000 Index
Hospital Home Health 2000 Index
Business
AAH welcomes new board of directors, SEP:108
DC Medicare providers say no new members, SEP:107
DeKalb Regional seeks OK to move headquarters, APR:46
Home health forecast, NOV:121
Just a few notes in health care news, MAR:34
List of top 100 hospitals released, FEB:19
NAHC names newest Board members, DEC:144
New association formed, FEB:21
New name for National Hospice Organization, APR:48
Organization celebrates 15 years by closing shop, APR:47
These organizations are paying for fraud, APR:46
Transworld Healthcare pays $10M settlement, OCT:118
TX doctors immune from antitrust, JUL:81
What are the latest mergers and acquisitions? JAN:10, FEB:21, MAR:34, SEP:106
What’s the latest in mergers, changes? APR:46
Conference
HHH seminar roundup: Conference goers learn about regulations, trends, JAN:1
It’s back, due to popular demand, APR:44
Cost management
Home care cost-effective, MAR:36
Hospital outpatient payments raised 4%, MAY:60
IRS ruling regarding independent contractors, FEB:17
Resources available on taxes, weighty subjects, MAY:59
Try these home care best billing practices, APR:43
Who’s getting hurt by the BBA? MAR:30
Health Care Financing Administration
DMERC controversy sparks response from association, OCT:120
HCFA makes revisions to beneficiary notices, FEB:15
HCFA memo clarifies OASIS requirements, AUG:94
HCFA offers service that’s above-average, FEB:22
HCFA publishes insulin infusion pump criteria, JUL:83
HCFA to be user-friendly? JUL:84
New codes proposed for home health, hospice, APR:45
On the 36th day: The SCIC episode payment, OCT:119
Speak out on surety bonds, JUN:70
Hospital administration (See also Conference)
PROs enter home health, FEB:22
Insurance
Americans’ insurance woes continue, MAR:35
What is billing errors and omissions insurance? APR:40
Joint Commission (See also Legislation)
After two years, survey preparation pays off, JAN:2
Home health providers serve as JCAHO advisors, NOV:127
JCAHO manuals sport new look, new options, OCT:119
Joint Commission sees red, JAN: 9
LegalEase by Elizabeth Hogue
Readmission decisions should go to agencies, JUN:67
LegalEase by John Gilliland III
Try these tips for drafting clearly written policies, MAY:57
How to restructure hospital-based home care, JUL:74
Avoid abandonment when it’s time to terminate care, OCT:111
Legislation
Fixing what the BBA broke: A review of 2000’s legislation, DEC:133
NAHC thanks Congress, recognizes advocates, FEB:23
NAHC announces its legislative agenda, MAR:32
Waiting for action: Bills introduced, but not passed, in 2000, DEC:135
Who are the cosponsors of home care legislation? JUN:69
Management (See also Conference, Cost management)
Can home health nurses transition to a blend of curative and hospice care? MAY:49
Do you know how to play the hiring game? SEP:98
Do your patients adhere to doctors’ orders? MAY:53
Is HIPAA becoming an administrative hippo? MAY:60
It’s time to start looking past the patient, MAR:28
Not as easy as it looks: Lessons for new managers, DEC:138
Results from the 2000 HHH reader survey, OCT:111
Send a letter to the doctor about referrals, MAR:29
The Management Commandments, DEC:139
Tips for HIPAA compliance, NOV:128
Try these tips for drafting clearly written policies, MAY:57
Media
Making friends with the media: A home care primer for getting press, JUN:61
Media savvy: Making the interview count, JUL:77
Medicare (See also Cost management)
2001 Medicare physician fee schedule released, SEP:107
AHA comments on Clinton budget, APR:48
Columbia/HCA settles Medicare suit, the largest in health care fraud history, JUL:73
Congress calls for Medicare reform following HCFA’s testimony, SEP:97
Does your agency know how to serve notice in cases of noncoverage? APR:37
Fixing what the BBA broke: A review of 2000’s home care legislation, DEC:133
Home health Medicare spending down 45%, JUN:70
Medicare Patient Access to Technology Act, JUL:82
Medicare to last until 2023, says annual report, MAY:60
OPAT and CoPAT: Getting paid for a good practice, MAR:25
They are having their day in court, JAN:10
Medicine
Alzheimer’s may be related to high-fat diet, SEP:107
Coffee, Parkinson’s disease linked, AUG:96
Coping with depression: What you need to know, SEP:101
Depresión: Lo que usted debe saber, OCT:113
New screening method for colon cancer, AUG:96
The 90s were a new era for nervous breakdowns, OCT:118
Office of the Inspector General
Four patient dumping cases settled, JUN:72
Eight files you should keep, FEB:22
OIG may target HHA’s DME contracts, JUL:82
Occupational Safety and Health Administration (See Workplace safety)
Prospective payment system (PPS)
Learn the language: PPS term/acronym reference, AUG:91
NAHC reacts to bundled supplies: what counts? AUG:87
NAHC’s final analysis of all the new rules, AUG:88
Reference guides for PPS, DEC:140
The final PPS rule has arrived! AUG:85
Resources
Educate your agency and your patients, NOV:129
Try these health care resources, JUN:71
Web sites you can use, JUL:79
Staff
Employee or contractor: What’s the difference? FEB:16
Industry focuses on aging RNs, nursing shortages, NOV:124
IRS ruling regarding independent contractors, FEB:17
The nursing numbers in college enrollment, NOV:126
Where have all the nurses gone? JAN:8
Women’s salaries lag, JUN:72
Supplements, forms, charts
2000 Salary Survey results, NOV:Sup
CE test questions for Hospital Home Health, APR:sup, OCT:Sup
Reference guides for PPS, DEC:140
How’s home care doing? Look at the numbers, MAY:56
Patient Care Satisfaction Survey, JUN:Sup
Prospective Payment Systems Points; A Pullout Guide, AUG:Sup
Self-Audit Compliance Admission Audit Tool, JUN:Sup
Self-Audit Compliance Homebound Status Tool, JUL:76
Self-Audit Compliance Plan of Care Audit Tool, JUL:76
Technology (See also Resources)
Codified billing: Software makes it simple, APR:42
FI encourages electronic signature use, DEC:142
Health care companies pilot Internet program, JUL:83
Hepatitis C on-line, JUL:84
New research looks at Internet and health care, JUN:68
Physician e-ok’ deemed OK by most fiscal intermediaries, OCT:109
Trends
Accidental deaths could be on rise, JAN:9
How bright of a future should the home care industry expect? FEB:13
How’s home care doing? Look at the numbers, MAY:56
Senior’s health costs are on the rise, FEB:22
U.S. health care system is far from best, says WHO, AUG:95
Wear your heart rate on your sleeve in new T-shirt, NOV:132
What are the latest health care indicators? MAY:58
Workplace safety
Are you ready? Workplace rules have changed, JAN:4
Needlestick prevention again in the spotlight, DEC:136
Why Needlestick Legislation? DEC:137
Workplace rules: A breakdown, JAN:7
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