INSIDE EDITION

November 2014

CAMPAIGN NEWS

November 12 @ 3pm ET

Learn more about HHQI on upcoming AHHQI webinar

If you're interesting in learning more about all of the resources that HHQI has to offer in the coming months, you're invited to attend the Alliance for Home Health Quality and Innovation's (AHHQI) Learning Collaborative Webinar on November 12 at 3pm (ET). HHQI clinical team members Cindy Sun and Misty Kevech will share details about HHQI's current resources and services and enhancement plans for the future. Learn more.

November 13 @ 2pm ET

A wealth of home health support at your fingertips

Is your agency facing a specific QI challenge? Chances are, another agency in the HHQI community has had a similar experience, and they might be able to offer some advice and resources.

HHQI's next LiveChat is Thursday, November 13 at 2pm (ET), and it's the perfect opportunity to network with the HHQI team and other home health agencies. LiveChat is a casual, online forum where home health professionals can learn from each other by asking questions and sharing best practices.

We hope you'll join us! Set an email reminder now.

Coming Soon: Spanish translations of more patient tools

HHQI is excited to provide even more key patient tools in Spanish. We know that many home health agencies need translated tools for patients and families. In November 2014, HHQI will begin posting Spanish versions of some of our key patient tools. All of our tools are free and in the public domain - so you can use them as-is or customize them for your agency. Learn more.

Join the Cardiovascular Health Improvement Movement

In support of your cardiovascular health improvement efforts, HHQI invites home health agencies and other stakeholders to join the new Progressive Cardiovascular Learning & Action Network (CardioLAN).

The CardioLAN is a diverse group of individuals from various healthcare organizations - such as home health agencies, associations, and QIN-QIOs - who share a commitment to improving preventive cardiovascular care. Learn more.

Please note: If you signed up for the Home Health Cardiovascular Data Registry (HHCDR) between September 2013 and July 2014, you are already signed up for the CardioLAN. If you would like to be removed, please email us at HHQI@wvmi.org.

Call for Nominations: HHQI Agency of the Month

Would you like the chance to show the nation how committed to quality improvement your home health agency is? This is your chance! All HHQI National Campaign participants have the opportunity to enter our Agency of the Month contest. If your agency is selected, your organization's logo and link to your website will be prominently featured on the HHQI website and here in HHQI Inside Edition, our monthly e-newsletter that reaches more than 16,000 people. Learn more.

INDUSTRY NEWS & EVENTS

New Research

Home health environments can predict hospitalizations

According to a research article published in October 2014, home health agencies (HHAs) with good work environments have lower hospitalization rates and higher rates of discharge to the community (e.g., home, ALF, PCH). The study is based upon data from the 2006 University of Pennsylvania Multistate Nursing Care and Patient Safety Study which includes participants from 118 Medicare and Medicaid certified HHAs in California, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania and more than 1,400 registered nurses. Read more.

November 12 @ 2pm ET

Agenda: Home Health, Hospice & DME Open Door Forum

The proposed agenda for the next Home Health, Hospice & DME/Quality Open Door Forum is scheduled for Wednesday, November 12, 2014 at 2:00pm is as follows:

Opening Remarks
Announcements & Updates, including:

Publication of Proposed Home Health Conditions of Participation
Home Health PPS Final Rule

Open Q&A

Click here for the full agenda and participation instructions from CMS.

FREE INDUSTRY EDUCATION

OASIS-C1 webinar recording now available

If you missed the live CMS OASIS-C1 webinar on September 3, 2014, you can now access the webinar recording and the presentation handouts. Don't miss out on this important information presented by Patricia Sevast, RN from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and Linda Krulish, PT, MHS, COS-C from OASIS Answers.

To access the links, go to www.OASISAnswers.com and scroll down to the blog.

No-cost webinars from healthcare & caregiving experts

Date	Time	Topic	Presenting Organization(s)
November 11	3-4pm ET	How Will VNAA Serve Mission-Driven Home Health & Hospice in 2015?	Visiting Nurse Association of America (VNAA)
November 13	2-3pm ET	Beyond the Blues: When Sadness Becomes Depression	Family Caregiver Alliance
December 3	7-8pm ET	Aspirin & Disease Prevention	The American College of Preventive Medicine, Partnership for Prevention, and the Council on Aspirin for Health and Prevention
December 5	11:30am- 12:45pm ET	Taking the Wheel or Along for the Ride? Changes in How Consumers Navigate Health Care	HealthSciences Institute & Altarum Institute
January 12 - February 13	5-week course	Living with Dementia: Impact on Individuals, Caregivers, Communities and Societies	Johns Hopkins University

Each month, HealthSciences Institute (HSI) and the Partners in Improvement Alliance host free, non-commercial skill-building webinars featuring expert presentation and discussion. Upcoming webinars are listed above, or you can view HSI's complete Learning Collaborative Event Schedule.

Additional geriatric home health resources

The Collaboration for Homecare Advances in Management and Practice (CHAMP) Program was the first national initiative to advance home care excellence for older people. CHAMP's valuable resources and ePresentations are still available online. Visit the CHAMP website.

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