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Merrimack Valley Hospice Expressive Therapy Program
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Feb 23rd, 2009
Merrimack Valley Hospice in Lawrence, Mass., is the only hospice in their region currently using expressive therapy for end-of-life care.
Traditional hospice care allows individuals the opportunity to live life to its fullest without pain, with choices, dignity, and family support. Utilizing...
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Opportunity to Influence Physician Practices Surrounding Home Health
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Feb 9th, 2009
During the Medicare Home Health Quality Initiative many of our VNAs reported their frustration with a lack of physician cooperation in avoiding hospital readmissions. CMS is on the brink of a new home health quality initiative that is likely to include this goal again and there is wide consensus...
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CMS Formally Seeks Budget Office Acceptance of the CAHPS Patient Satisfaction Survey
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Jan 26th, 2009
CMS has submitted a Paper Work Burden notice to the White House Office of Management and Budget to formalize its anticipated requirement for all home health agencies to administer the CAHPS survey to all their patients following discharge. The notice, however, only relates to agencies that...
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VNAA Comments on New Home Health Quality Measures
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Jan 12th, 2009
VNAA has submitted formal comments to the National Quality Forum (NQF) which has been asked by CMS to rule on what new quality measures should be added to those publicly reported for home health. While the position taken by NQF is not binding on CMS, their findings have been given great weight in...
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NQF Seeks Input on Care Coordination: An Opportunity for VNAs
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Dec 8th, 2008
As VNAs increasingly seek to be recognized as providers of care coordination services in an environment that sometimes seems oblivious to the role they could play, the National Quality Forum (NQF) has provided an opportunity for VNAs to showcase their qualifications. VNAs with well-developed care...
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QAPI Data Collection For Hospice Starts This Tuesday!
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Dec 1st, 2008
Are you prepared for Tuesday, December 2, 2008? This is the date that all hospice providers are to begin collecting data for the Quality Assessment and Performance Improvement, QAPI, program as mandated by the Conditions of Participation - 42 CFR 418.58.
CMS has taken a less prescriptive...
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