Hospital Home Health 2010-06-01

Reimbursement changes to affect all home health services

This is the first of a two-part series that looks at health care reform implications for home health. This month, we evaluate the issues that will affect home health and offer tips to prepare for changes. Next month, we will examine another issues more closely: outlier payment caps. Read More

Survival tips from experts

Reduction in reimbursement is the bottom line when it comes to home health and health care reform. Although no one wants to paid less, there is time to adjust and be prepared for cuts that will come, because they don't all come at one time, points out Andy Carter, MPP, president and chief executive officer of Visiting Nurse Associations of America (VNAA) in Washington, D.C. Read More

Medical home: Focus on better communications

When Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan measured the rate of hospital admissions for patients with diabetes, chronic heart conditions, and asthma, the Detroit-based health plan found that hospitalizations for patients being cared for in a patient-centered medical home (PCMH) were 23% lower than for patients treated in other practices. Read More

Patient-centered care in primary care settings

Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan is partnering with more than 8,000 physicians in about 80 physician organizations to develop better ways to manage the care of patients, with an emphasis on care coordination at the primary care level. Read More

Primary care clinic takes a team approach

When Carol Cordy, MD, has a concern about a patient, she often asks a nurse to follow up with a phone call to make sure the patient is doing well and to answer any questions or concerns. Read More

News Briefs: Hispanics more likely to develop Alzheimer's

According to the Alzheimer's Association's 2010 Alzheimer's Disease Facts and Figures, Hispanics are about one and one-half times more likely than whites to have Alzheimer's and other dementias. The report also indicates African-Americans are about two times more likely than their white counterparts to have Alzheimer's disease and other dementias. Read More

Case study: how discharge follow-up calls work

A hospital discharge program that has social workers make follow-up calls to patients is designed to address patients' psychosocial needs and issues, as well as their medical ones. Read More

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