Trailblazer

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1. Upsetting Email about HH

   Trailblazer replied to nurseby07's topic in Home Health

   I can not imagine going back to work at a hospital. HH is the place for me!

2. paper charting

   Trailblazer replied to mim-o's topic in Home Health

   Our agency uses laptops. It has it's advantages. The field clinicians can view the patient's scheduled visits, review past visit notes, medications with drug information as well as other pertinent information. The HHRG is calculated, and the OASIS is...

3. Calling all HH Nurses, roll call

   Trailblazer replied to hoolahan's topic in Home Health

   Hi Kathy! I think you are correct! It has been a transition, but there is increased satisfaction for the field clinicians, patients, and MD's. Sometimes I miss being out and about visiting these very special patients! I have lived in WI and have stil...

4. Calling all HH Nurses, roll call

   Trailblazer replied to hoolahan's topic in Home Health

   Hi Angie! I work in Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin, which is the Door County Peninsula, NE of Green Bay. We carry between 60-70 patients, mostly adults with an occasional peds pt. I have recently noticed an increase in the number of insurance pt's. Some of ...

5. Calling all HH Nurses, roll call

   Trailblazer replied to hoolahan's topic in Home Health

   Hello akhales! Last year I was promoted to a new position as an in office Case Manager. I miss seeing the patients, but speak to them frequently over the phone. I case manage around 60 patients. The Field clinicians are no longer burdened with deve...

6. Typical Day For A Home Health Nurse | Life of a Nurse

   Trailblazer replied to hoolahan's topic in Home Health

   Blu- How are you doing? Is anyone orienting you to Home Health? There so many rules and regs that I cannot imagine working in HH with adequate orientation! Please post back soon! Donna

7. Typical Day For A Home Health Nurse | Life of a Nurse

   Trailblazer replied to hoolahan's topic in Home Health

   Hi! I live in NE Wisconsin and all of our documentation is computerized. The visiting nurses have laptops. We are using a program called PTCT. A new upgrade will be coming out next Fall. We use pathways for all the Oasis timepoints. It has the most ...

8. Calling all HH Nurses, roll call

   Trailblazer replied to hoolahan's topic in Home Health

   Hello! I am a HH RN and am so glad to find this forum! I live in Ne Wisconsin, and have been in HH for over 4 years. We use laptops for our charting, using a program called PTCT. It has certainly made the paperwork a lot easier :) Recently, I beca...