Quality Outcomes
04/28/2022
Recently a bill was signed into law in Indiana requiring home health aides to complete dementia training, making Indiana one of 13 states that has a dementia training requirement for home health aides.
04/14/2022
Look beyond the focus of care when assessing risk for hospitalizations as the home health industry prepares for Home Health Value-Based Purchasing in January.
04/14/2022
 As agencies gear up for nationwide Home Health Value-Based Purchasing, it’s important to revisit your care planning practices to mitigate unnecessary LUPAs that lead to poor outcomes and negative patient satisfaction scores.
04/07/2022
With the upcoming OASIS-E implementation coming January 2023, agencies will need to refresh tools used to assess a patient’s mental status. One of these tools is the shortened Confusion Assessment Method (CAM).
03/24/2022
OASIS-E will bring several changes for agencies when implemented in January 2023, and perhaps one of the biggest differences is the incorporation of the Brief Interview for Mental Status (BIMS).
02/24/2022
In an increasingly value-based industry, quality of care is more important now than ever for all agencies, including private duty.
02/11/2022
When patients are admitted into home health, it’s imperative that the care ramps up quickly to avoid unnecessary readmissions.
02/03/2022
Chapters Health Home Care shares its approach toward securing positive HHCAHPS scores.
01/06/2022
Hire staff members who speak multiple languages, and you may be surprised the effect it has on your readmission rates.
12/29/2021
Give your agency the gift of better patient satisfaction scores, which will go a long way in securing HHVBP bonuses and creating a culture that clinicians want to be part of.

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