Quality Outcomes
05/08/2025
Stress the importance of regular and thorough skin assessments for pressure-related injuries. Clinicians who remain vigilant and explain the importance of pressure redistribution to patients and caregivers may be able to fend off these wounds before they ever occur, preventing adverse events and saving your agency money down the line.
05/08/2025
Changes in blood flow can increase patients’ risk for pressure injuries, says Celeste Miller, director of consulting at Oracle Billing, Coding and Consulting in Logan, Utah. There are also specific circumstances that could make certain individuals more susceptible to these wounds, she notes. 
05/01/2025
Keep the lines of communication open with patients after discharge from home health to improve your score with the Discharge to Community measure.
05/01/2025
When working with dementia patients, it’s important to look for signs of stress or burnout among their caregivers. Agencies that identify and address these concerns could help ensure compliance with the plan of care and improve quality of life for both caregivers and patients.
04/17/2025
Empowering your clinicians to discuss the importance of balanced food choices with patients could help your agency build patient health literacy and manage the symptoms of chronic conditions.
04/10/2025
Build clinician understanding about the factors that often prevent patients who live in disadvantaged neighborhoods from receiving timely starts to home health care. Agencies that target common barriers while ensuring staff safety could see improvements to patient outcomes and perceptions of health care.
04/03/2025
Encourage clinicians to dig deeper when assessing patients for symptoms of anxiety and depression and normalize these mental health concerns to improve patient engagement, outcomes and avoid emergency room visits or rehospitalizations.
04/03/2025
Help patients who are experiencing symptoms of anxiety or depression engage in healthy coping mechanisms to improve adherence with and participation in the plan of care. 
03/27/2025
Scheduling is top of mind for many home health providers in 2025. While most agencies understand the importance of scheduling, those still struggling to get it right could find that optimizing the process helps maximize their resources and ensure compliance with plan of care requirements.
03/13/2025
Encourage clinicians to lead open, nonjudgemental conversations about tobacco cessation throughout a patient’s care. Tobacco-related issues like infections or chronic disease exacerbations may be at the root of some patients’ rehospitalizations.

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