Recruitment and Retention
09/12/2024
Staff evaluations can offer more than a measuring stick for individual performance. Done right, they can provide a comprehensive view of a department or agency’s overall performance and often lead to improved efficiency, staff retention and patient outcomes.
08/22/2024
For the first time in several years, the average home health coder’s salary did not increase in 2023. In fact, the average salary actually decreased slightly from $69,653 in 2022 to $68,183 in 2023. Experts note that there could be a few things contributing to the leveling off of coders’ salaries.
08/15/2024
The best caregivers or clinicians are the ones who have empathy for their client, patient or loved one. If the capacity for empathy has been depleted, it could negatively impact the patient or client’s care.
07/25/2024
Agencies that implement mental health interventions for staff could see diminished stress among clinicians and aides, renewed employee focus and higher-quality care, experts say.
06/20/2024
by: Brian Ward
You don’t give the same dose of medication to every patient, and the same is true with training health care staff, says Dr. Robert Lloyd, a vice president of improvement science and senior improvement advisor at the Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI). This is the idea behind the dosing approach — what a staff member or group needs to know to do their job well should determine the amount and type of training they receive.
06/13/2024
Employers can support their nurses by providing safe working environments, supporting their education, providing fair compensation and time off and including them in the conversations for change.
05/23/2024
Agencies should consider implementing “stay interviews” as a useful tactic for retaining staff during times of turnover.
05/02/2024
HHS is rolling out several new initiatives through the Administration for Community Living’s DCW Strategies Center that are designed to help organizations better meet the demand for Home and Community-Based Services.
04/25/2024
Champion work-life balance and a better work environment to keep your best clinicians as a new study suggests a sharp increase in burnout among RNs and a reduced number of nurses in home health and hospice even as other settings see growth.
04/18/2024
Coders feeling overburdened with additional duties and a lack of recognition for the extra work being done were noticeable trends for 2023, based on an analysis of DecisionHealth’s 2024 Home Health Coders’ Productivity Survey.

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