TIP OF THE WEEK
Register this week to be a premier agency in the national campaign
The Home Health Quality Improvement (HHQI) National Campaign is kicking off next week at an invitation-only Summit at the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). This campaign seeks to unite the home care community under the shared vision of reducing avoidable hospitalizations to improve patient quality of care.
To learn more about this national campaign:
- Visit www.homehealthquality.org
- Call Ohio KePRO’s Home Health Team at 1-800-385-5080 or e-mail homehealth@ohqio.sdps.org
Don't miss out! Sign up early to be a Premier Home Health Agency
Register from noon 1/11/2007 through midnight 1/12/2007 to participate in the HHQI National Campaign and your HHA will be granted Premier status.
- The Premier designation demonstrates your HHA’s commitment to quality improvement from the onset of the campaign.
- A special “Premier” logo will be sent to those HHAs that register during the designated timeframe.
RESOURCE SPOTLIGHT
Quick Reference Information: Medicare Immunization Billing (PDF)
A two-page reference document provided by CMS’s Medicare Learning Network.
IN THE NEWS
LAW PROFESSOR FINDS HOME HEALTH CARE WORKERS HAVE FEW LEGAL PROTECTIONS
December 12, 2006 - - Newswire - - As more and more Americans turn to in-home health care workers to take care of elderly family members, research from a University of Iowa law professor has found nobody is taking care of the caregivers. Learn more >>
IHI LAUNCHES 2-YEAR CAMPAIGN TO PROTECT 5 MILLION LIVES FROM HARM
December 6, 2006 - - Senior Journal, TX - - The U.S. health-care system is not meeting the needs of senior citizens and a new policy report by the International Longevity Center-USA calls for major reforms to make it "proactive, rather than reactive" to meet the special -- and mostly unmet needs -- of older adults in an aging population. The report focuses on eight areas of concern.
Redesigning Health care for an Older America, drawn from a consensus conference with top health experts and leaders, recommends a complete overhaul and rethinking of a system heralded by the implementation of Medicare 40 years ago. Learn more >>
COMING ATTRACTIONS
KICK-OFF TO THE OHIO HOME HEALTH COMMUNITY OF PRACTICE
January 18, 2007, 9:00-10:00 a.m. or 3:00-4:00 p.m.INDUSTRY EVENTS
Teleconference: Ohio Immunization Partners for Healthy Adults, January 18, 2007 1:00-2:00 p.m. Please call Liz Simpson at 1-800-385-5080 for more information.
