Home Health & Hospice Week

Don't forget to pick up your new best practice intervention package from the home health quality improvement national campaign. This package aims to reduce medication errors and adverse drug events. "The goal ... is to provide home care leaders with guidance on medication management and clinicians with information, tools, and resources to help them assess and improve patients' ability to manage medications, with emphasis on the risks of adverse drug events during patient care transitions," notes the National Association for Home Care & Hospice. The package, which includes a quick-start guide, patient and staff tools, different tracks for disciplines, and more, is available at www.homehealthquality.org for free. Next up: In July, the HHQI campaign will release a package on falls prevention, NAHC says.