Home Health & Hospice Week
Even Short HH Services Delays Lead To Rehospitalizations, Study Says
Another study has shown that prompt home health care can prevent rehospitalizations. “Medicare patients with diabetes are more likely to be rehospitalized if they do not receive recommended home health care within two days of discharge,” says a Rutgers study published as two papers in the International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. Patients who had a short delay in beginning home health care within two days were 1.28 times more at risk of rehospitalization compared to patients who began within the recommended timeframe, the study found. Patients with delays beyond that were 4.12 times more at risk of rehospitalizations, according to a release about the study. “Timely home health care can improve outcomes in older adults following diabetes-related hospitalizations, but we found persistent racial/ethnic disparities exist in who was referred to home health care and who ended up receiving services within the critical first days,” said study author and Rutgers professor Olga F. Jarrín Montaner.
Home Health & Hospice Week
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HHAs Cheer PHE Flexibilities For Aide Supervision Going Permanent
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Bring On Permanent OT Assessments, Commenters Urge CMS
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Number Of Medicare Advantage Plans Offering Hospice To Nearly Double Next Year
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Get Into The Details Of New Hospice Quality Measures.
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Don't Overlook Legit ADRs Due To RCD Glitch
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Even Short HH Services Delays Lead To Rehospitalizations, Study Says
Another study has shown that prompt home health care can prevent rehospitalizations. “Medicare patients with [...] - Industry Notes:
New Hospice Quality Measures Mean New HQRP Documents
You can now download an updated version of the Hospice Quality Reporting Program Quality Measure [...] - Industry Notes:
Hurricane Ida Reporting Exemptions Are Available, CMS Assures
Just because the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services didn’t offer a blanket waiver for [...] - Industry Notes:
Unlicensed Nurse Costs HHA $47K
Make sure checks for expired nursing licenses don’t fall to the bottom of your to-do [...] - Industry Notes:
HIPAA Enforcement Agency Gets New Director
Changes for HIPAA enforcement may be ahead. The HHS Office for Civil Rights finally has [...]
