Specialties Home Health
Published Jan 20, 2006
cherricka
45 Posts
I would like to ask if anyone has a risk assessment tool to use for their Long Term Home Health Care patients, to reduce the likelihood of re-hospitalizations. Any input would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks,
Cherricka
Bird2
273 Posts
I have not heard of such a tool but if there is one I would be very interested. Have you checked with your States Quality Inprovement Group?
NRSKarenRN, BSN, RN
10 Articles; 18,358 Posts
My QIO (Quality Improvement Organization) is Quality Insights of PA has many tools
Check out their website:
http://www.medqic.org/dcs/ContentServer?cid=1089815966992&pagename=Medqic%2FContent%2FParentShellTemplate&parentName=Setting&c=MQParents
Look for their "Emergent Care" info
Each states quality improvement organization listed here: http://www.medqic.org/dcs/ContentServer?pagename=Medqic/MQGeneralPage/GeneralPageTemplate&name=QIO%20Listings
Thank-you Karen, just what I was looking for.
sign up for you qio list serve and you will receive abundant info if your organization is anything like pa's--i get weekly info it seems.
mass qio:
[color=#06809a]hcqip[color=#06809a] : [color=#06809a]home health quality initiative[color=#06809a] : [color=#999999]meetings & conferences[color=#999999]
click below for recordings of the telehealth disease management strategies to reduce emergent care and rehospitalization webex 2-part series
checked out ciimpro of nebraska--found this tool based on oasis review:
risk assessment tool
lots of info out there as national medcare goal to reduce hospitaliztions!