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If you want to see who is participating and supporting the HHQI National Campaign, click here to view our participation map.
7,892 Participants from
4,475 Home Health Agencies...
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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 Webinar Series
An archive of all the recordings of the Webinars in the HHQI Series is available here.
The Home Health Quality Improvement (HHQI) National Campaign recently hosted a free Webinar called Making Care Transitions a Reality Through Home Health/Implementing the Coaching Model. Tasha Mears, Senior Vice President of Clinical Operations from Amedisys and Beverly Taylor, Care Transitions Coordinator from Amedisys Georgia presented on the Webinar about what worked for them in implementing the coaching model at their agencies.
Implementing the Coaching Model netted more than 1,000 live participants on November 12. The Webinar is currently archived for viewing here. A copy of the slides is also available on the HHQI Web site. Make sure to view this 60-minute Webinar broadcast as soon as possible, since this valuable information for all home care providers and stakeholders. | |
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Free Webinar January 20, 2011
The Home Health Quality Improvement (HHQI) National Campaign is excited to announce a free Webinar on January 20, 2011 at 4:00 p.m. EST. The Webinar, Conversations Across the Discharge Divide: Evidence-based Communication Among Patients, Hospital-based Providers, and Community Healthcare Resources, will be presented by Northwestern University faculty and staff. |
Optimizing Home Health in Care Transitions Summit
HHQI National Campaign Medical Director David Wenner, DO, FAAFP recently delivered a keynote address on the HHQI National Campaign and Quality Improvement Organization (QIO) Care Transitions program at the inaugural Optimizing Home Health in Care Transitions Summit in Philadelphia. The summit was sponsored by The Joint Commission, the University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing and the Alliance for Home Health Quality and Innovation. |
Agencies Working Hard on Falls Prevention
Recent HHQI evaluation shows that agencies are working hard on falls prevention. Three months after the release of a related Home Health Quality Improvement (HHQI) National Campaign Best Practice Improvement Package (BPIP), home health agencies have reported wide adoption of methods to protect patients through better falls prevention. To read the full report, click here. |
Have you downloaded the Cross Settings I Best Practice Intervention Package yet? The Cross Settings I BPIP features several interdisciplinary tools and a Focus on Care Transitions and Coaching section that compiles tips and advice from experts in the field.
The goal of this package is to provide home care leaders with guidance for selecting best practices for improving care transitions and aligning with other health care providers. The ultimate goal is to work together to decrease avoidable hospitalizations and improving quality of care. The BPIP will also introduce clinicians with best practice tools and resources to assist them with improving care transitions for their patients. Share this BPIP with friends in other settings.
To download the BPIP:
1. Log-in with your username and password here.
2. Click on MyLinks in the gold toolbar
3. Click on Cross Settings I
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HHQI National Campaign December Agency of the Month
Village Home Health
"Teaching is one of our most valuable skills. We teach as hard and as soon as we can to give our patients the ability to manage their disease." - Jane Jones, QA Nurse
To learn more about Village Home Health, click here.
To enter to become HHQI's February's Agency of the Month, fill out this form by January 21st.
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HHQI National Campaign November Agency of the Month
Rex Home Health Services
"At Rex Home Services we have recently implemented a new method to interface more effectively with our telehealth system and our primary supplier. We will eventually be able to interface with the hospitals, as well." - Cindy Furlough
To learn more about Rex Home Health Services, click here.
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