Quality Outcomes
10/01/2026
Implementing clinical pathways for commonly seen diagnoses can help with ensuring that evidence-based interventions are delivered at the appropriate times throughout the episode and help to strengthen patient outcomes.
09/24/2026
Encourage your staff to consider the underlying cause of malnutrition, including what sudden or ongoing weight loss may mean about a patient’s disease progression. Support for these patients may lead to a stronger care plan and improved quality outcomes.
09/03/2026
Educate patients on the dangerous cycle that can develop when diabetes, heart failure and kidney disease contribute to one another.
08/13/2026
OT can be one of the most practical tools an agency has to reduce avoidable rehospitalizations, support safer transitions home and prove the value of home health services.
07/23/2026
Talk to your patients about their advance directives (AD) early in care, even if your agency doesn’t provide palliative care or hospice. Having these documents in hand can ensure that the patient's wishes and rights are respected in an emergency.
07/02/2026
Targeting a high 30-day readmission rate among heart failure patients, St. Luke’s Home Health in Bethlehem, Pa., shattered expectations through a novel multidisciplinary approach anchored by a unique hotline that’s nearly cut the agency’s readmission rate for these patients in half.
06/25/2026
You can’t match the staffing intensity of an inpatient rehabilitation unit, but more touchpoints in the first few days is going to help identify concerns and escalate when necessary.
06/11/2026
Schedule your first therapy visit as soon as possible when working with short-stay, high-intensity patients like those who recently underwent a joint replacement.
06/04/2026
Track your success when keeping joint replacement patients out of the hospital and emergency department, and promote those wins to your referral partners. CMS’ newest innovation model puts the hospital on the hook for costs associated with these patients long after they’ve walked out the door, putting new importance on a successful transition to home health.
05/22/2026
Don’t assume that patients and their caregivers understand what clinicians may consider to be basic infection prevention and control practices.

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