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If you're going to be at one of the following HHQI presentations, please introduce yourself to us. We'd love to meet you. Here is our upcoming schedule for September and October, 2010:
September 16
Ohio Council for Homecare and Hospice's Fall Conference. Columbus, Ohio. Presenter: HHQI National Campaign Director Shanen Wright.
October 5
National Association for Home Care and Hospice (NAHC) Annual Meeting. Dallas, Texas. Presenters: Shanen Wright and Lead RN Project Coordinator Eve Esslinger.
October 20
DiversityRx Conference. Baltimore, Maryland. Presenter: RN Project Coordinator Cindy Sun.
October 26
Optimizing Home Health in Care Transitions - Summit 2010. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Presenter: Medical Director David Wenner.
Contact us if you're interested in having a member of the HHQI Team speak at your next event. |
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You're one of the more than 7,500 people who have already joined the HHQI movement to improve the quality of care that patients receive. We sincerely thank you for your support.
But there are still some providers and stakeholders who haven't heard about this groundbreaking initiative. We need your help to reach them right now.
Please download our new HHQI National Campaign flyer by clicking here, and then share it with everyone you know. This colorful one-page handout graphically displays some of the free resources that we offer for all participants. Remember, it's never too late to join. Help us continue to grow this movement to improve quality by printing and/or emailing this flyer today! | |
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HHQI National Campaign September Agency of the Month
Avera St. Luke's Home Health Agency
"Our success is from our team working as one. It's imperative to me that we involve all of our staff when improving the quality of care we provide. Each staff member serves on a specific committee for each of the home health OBQI Outcomes. They review our current process and decide if a change is needed to achieve best practice. If so, the committee identifies an action plan that addresses best practice. We must have those providing front-line care in the field tell us what is needed to improve the quality of care we provide to our patients." ~Cindy Senger, RN, MS, MA, Director of Home and Community Services
You Can Enter Now to be the October HHQI National Campaign Agency of the Month
To submit your entry for the October Agency of the Month, fill out the registration form here. The form asks several simple questions about your participation in the campaign. The entry deadline for October's drawing is September 25, and the winning participant will be notified by e-mail. More details on eligibility are available on the entry form online. If you have questions, please contact us at hhqi@wvmi.org. |
Falls Prevention Awareness
Falls Prevention Awareness Week is being observed from September 20-26 all over the nation. Thirty-five states will also observe Falls Prevention Awareness Day on September 23, the first day of fall, according to the Center for Healthy Aging. Learn more by clicking here.
The Association for Home & Hospice Care of North Carolina, which serves as the North Carolina HHQI Local Area Network for Excellence (LANE), has graciously provided the HHQI National Campaign with many of the resources it's using for Falls Prevention Week. Modify them or use them to glean ideas for hosting activities in your state. You can access them here.
The Joint Commission also recently launched a national campaign to help Americans reduce the risk of falling. The new education campaign, which is part of their award-winning Speak Up™ program, recognizes that falls are a serious problem. You can download program materials and order free easy-to-read fall prevention brochures in English or Spanish. Learn all about the Speak Up program here.
In addition, the HHQI National Campaign Fall Prevention Best Practice Intervention Package (BPIP) features a Focus on Falls Section (pages 13-20) and Success Stories. Read about how Holyoke Visiting Nurse Association and Brockton Visiting Nurse Associations implemented a fall prevention program. The BPIP, which also includes tools, links and information from experts in fall prevention, is available to download.
To download the BPIP:
1. Log-in with your username and password here.
2. Click on MyLinks in the gold toolbar
3. Click on Fall Prevention |
Home Health and Care Transitions
Registration is closed for the September 29 live Home Health and Care Transitions Webinar. However, you can bookmark this link and check back October 1, 2010, for an archived version of the Webinar, which features Jane Brock, MD, MSPH, Chief Medical Officer of Colorado Foundation for Medical Care.
Dr. Brock will provide an overview of CMS's Care Transitions Theme as well as an update on the latest ideas about hospital readmissions and coordinating care. She will also discuss the early results of efforts to reduce hospital readmissions through community-based transitional care improvement, and she will describe the role of home health in the Care Transitions Communities.
The Colorado Foundation for Medical Care (CFMC) is the Quality Improvement Organization Support Center (QIOSC). CFMC leads 14 QIOs across the nation in a Care Transitions project to improve coordination across the continuum of care. Click here to learn more.
Sneak Preview: The Coaching Model
The HHQI National Campaign will present a free nationwide Webinar on the coaching model in home health care transitions in November. The 60-minute episode will include practical applications that show how home health agencies are effectively implementing the coaching model. Registration will open soon, so check our Web site often to reserve your spot for the live event.
Hospital Readmissions: The Role of Home Care
The HHQI National Campaign offers an archived Webinar of nationally renowned home care expert Dr. Steven Landers' presentation, Hospital Readmissions: The Role of Home Care. Dr. Landers, who was selected as the 2009 Physician of the Year by the National Association for Home Care and Hospice, directs the Cleveland Clinic's Center for Home Care and Community Rehabilitation.
The 60-minute interactive session, which was delivered live in June 2010, is geared to reducing unnecessary hospital 30-day readmissions. It includes best practices for the use of home health care with high-risk patients. It discusses the benefits of home health care referrals for patients in post-acute care transition and also offers tips for better cross-setting communication in the hospital discharge process. Click here to view it.
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HHQI Live Chat - September 20
The next HHQI Live Chat will take place on Monday, September 20 at 2:00pm EDT. To set an email reminder, click here.
During the one-hour event, you can ask the HHQI team questions about BPIPs, data reports or anything related to the HHQI National Campaign. Be sure to join us on the 20th at 2:00pm EDT - we'll chat with you then.
In the meantime, make sure to check out an archive of previous Live Chats here. |
The next HHQI Best Practice Intervention Package (BPIP) debuts October 28 and will focus on Cross-Setting Communications and Practices. This BPIP will be full of tools that help you coordinate care across settings.
Be sure to log-in on October 28 to download the BPIP. This package will include transfer forms, phone scripts, discharge planning tools and much more. |
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