Tag: Home Healthcare
Acute Hospital Care at Home Shows Promise for Medically Complex Patients
At 30 days after discharge, mortality rate was 3.2 percent, skilled nursing facility use rate was 2.6 percent
Black Patients Less Likely to Receive Home Health Care
Findings seen despite similar hospital discharge readiness scores as White patients
Investments Needed to Meet Demand for Home Care Workforce
Home care workforce increased from 2008 to 2013, but growth slowed from 2013 to 2019 while demand increased continuously
Few Staff Receive Formal Training on CLABSI Surveillance for Home Infusion
Many surveillance staff receive no formal training on central line-associated bloodstream infection surveillance
Few Staff Receive Formal Training on CLABSI Surveillance for Home Infusion
Many surveillance staff receive no formal training on central line-associated bloodstream infection surveillance
Medication Errors Reported Frequently by Home Care Service Nurses
Increased odds of not making medication-related errors found for nurses who had attended training within last two years versus longer period
Rural, Urban Disparities Seen for Quality of Home Health Care
Rural home health care agencies perform better on process measures; urban agencies perform better on outcome measures
Home Hospital Model Creates Capacity, Delivers Quality Care
Findings show model can successfully free up hospital beds by treating some patients at home during a pandemic
Rehospitalization in Dementia Patients Tied to Nurse Continuity
Wide variation seen in continuity of nursing staff for home health care visits to dementia patients following hospitalization
