Caring : National Association for Home Care magazine
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As the need for home care and hospice services expands around the globe, the need to exchange information on an international scale grows with it. The World Homecare and Hospice Organization is stepping in to fill this niche.
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After one year of the Health Care Financing Administration's per-episode prospective payment system (PPS) demonstration, participating agencies have learned valuable lessons on what it will take to implement an ongoing PPS programs. Home care providers can use these lessons to plan for the future.
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CARING is pleased to begin the new year with profiles of the annual home care award winners. Each year at its annual meeting, the National Association for Home Care (NAHC) announces winners from among the many deserving individuals nominated by their peers, supervisors, and patients. These winners exemplify the dedication, professionalism, and caring attitude that define this industry.
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Providing rural home care demands a knowledge of and sensitivity to rural culture. An understanding of the five A's of rural home care--affordability, availability, accessibility, acceptability, and administratability--will help providers to orient their staff to the intricacies of rural home care delivery.
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Most home care providers know that Medicare covers home care nursing; home care aide and medical social services; physical, speech, and occupational therapy; as well as medical supplies and durable medical equipment. However, few agencies realize that they can also use dietitians and respiratory therapists to help meet their patients' needs. Also, few agencies use available resources or establish programs to deliver care to special-needs populations. Yet all of these home care services are reimbursable under the Medicare home health benefit.