{"title":"Home oxygen supplies threatened by retesting proposal","authors":"Thomas A. Connaughton","doi":"10.1067/mhc.2001.117496","DOIUrl":"10.1067/mhc.2001.117496","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":79496,"journal":{"name":"Home care provider","volume":"6 4","pages":"Page 119"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2001-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1067/mhc.2001.117496","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"58955741","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Maintaining a sense of control","authors":"Tina M. Marrelli MSN, MA, RNC","doi":"10.1067/mhc.2001.117494","DOIUrl":"10.1067/mhc.2001.117494","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":79496,"journal":{"name":"Home care provider","volume":"6 4","pages":"Pages 106-107"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2001-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1067/mhc.2001.117494","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"58955322","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Mellar P. Davis MD, E.Duke Dickerson MSc, PhD, Marco Pappagallo MD, James Varga RPh, MBA, John Shuster Jr. MD, Costantino Benedetti MD
{"title":"Palliative care: Long-term solution for long-term care Part 2","authors":"Mellar P. Davis MD, E.Duke Dickerson MSc, PhD, Marco Pappagallo MD, James Varga RPh, MBA, John Shuster Jr. MD, Costantino Benedetti MD","doi":"10.1067/mhc.2001.117490","DOIUrl":"10.1067/mhc.2001.117490","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":79496,"journal":{"name":"Home care provider","volume":"6 4","pages":"Pages 126-133"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2001-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1067/mhc.2001.117490","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"58955474","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Although most health care professionals would wish it otherwise, documentation will never be eliminated completely. It can be ignored and complained about, but documentation will always be there to remind us, “If it wasn't documented, it wasn't done.” Home care providers need to be cognizant of the imperative for effective documentation. Corporate compliance initiatives, fraud and abuse issues, and changes in reimbursement mechanisms make documentation more important than ever. Home care providers must create an environment conducive to effective documentation practices.
{"title":"Just the facts, please: A Guide to Effective Communication","authors":"Carol L. Mahler MPA, RN, CNAA","doi":"10.1067/mhc.2001.117492","DOIUrl":"10.1067/mhc.2001.117492","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Although most health care professionals would wish it otherwise, documentation will never be eliminated completely. It can be ignored and complained about, but documentation will always be there to remind us, “If it wasn't documented, it wasn't done.” Home care providers need to be cognizant of the imperative for effective documentation. Corporate compliance initiatives, fraud and abuse issues, and changes in reimbursement mechanisms make documentation more important than ever. Home care providers must create an environment conducive to effective documentation practices.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":79496,"journal":{"name":"Home care provider","volume":"6 4","pages":"Pages 120-125"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2001-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1067/mhc.2001.117492","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"58955583","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Lessons learned from the floods of Hurricane Floyd","authors":"Betty Lewis RN","doi":"10.1067/mhc.2001.117491","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1067/mhc.2001.117491","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":79496,"journal":{"name":"Home care provider","volume":"6 4","pages":"Pages 137-141"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2001-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1067/mhc.2001.117491","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"91593038","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Lessons learned from the floods of Hurricane Floyd: a disaster of biblical proportions.","authors":"B. Lewis","doi":"10.1067/MHC.2001.117491","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1067/MHC.2001.117491","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":79496,"journal":{"name":"Home care provider","volume":"6 4 1","pages":"137-41"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2001-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1067/MHC.2001.117491","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"58955518","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
This article features one organization's attempt to interpret and form operational definitions for the initiation of the prospective payment system (PPS) by October 1, 2000. Data collection, initiated with the October 28, 1999, proposed regulations, showed inconsistent use of resources when patient needs were similar based on the initial 20 indicators used to calculate acuity and payment levels in PPS. A decision to use a clinical guidance system with the potential to control outcomes and use rates resulted in the development of a system called Care Guides. These tools help home care staff develop and implement efficient and effective home care plans.
{"title":"The road to success in PPS: Guiding care for efficiency and effectiveness","authors":"Marilyn Dias RN, BSN","doi":"10.1067/mhc.2001.116263","DOIUrl":"10.1067/mhc.2001.116263","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>This article features one organization's attempt to interpret and form operational definitions for the initiation of the prospective payment system (PPS) by October 1, 2000. Data collection, initiated with the October 28, 1999, proposed regulations, showed inconsistent use of resources when patient needs were similar based on the initial 20 indicators used to calculate acuity and payment levels in PPS. A decision to use a clinical guidance system with the potential to control outcomes and use rates resulted in the development of a system called Care Guides. These tools help home care staff develop and implement efficient and effective home care plans.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":79496,"journal":{"name":"Home care provider","volume":"6 3","pages":"Pages 85-89"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2001-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1067/mhc.2001.116263","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"58954996","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Give yourself a break!","authors":"Tina M. Marrelli MSN, MA, RNC","doi":"10.1067/mhc.2001.116266","DOIUrl":"10.1067/mhc.2001.116266","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":79496,"journal":{"name":"Home care provider","volume":"6 3","pages":"Page 74"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2001-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1067/mhc.2001.116266","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"58955122","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Use of telehealth to deliver home health services","authors":"Marshelle Thobaben RNC, MS, FNP, APNP","doi":"10.1067/mhc.2001.116268","DOIUrl":"10.1067/mhc.2001.116268","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":79496,"journal":{"name":"Home care provider","volume":"6 3","pages":"Pages 75-76"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2001-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1067/mhc.2001.116268","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"58955305","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}