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Video Resources included in New Cardiovascular BPIPs
HHQI has released three new Best Practice Intervention Packages (BPIPs) containing educational videos and other resources for improving the cardiovascular health of your patients.
Cardiovascular Risk Factors Video BPIP
Risks & Signs of Heart Attack & Stroke includes an 8-minute patient video to introduce or reinforce the signs of heart attack and stroke and what to do if symptoms occur. There are also additional activities for patients, including crossword and word search puzzles.
Cardiovascular Lifestyle Management Video BPIPs
Lifestyle Modifications parts 1 & 2 include
 two 7-minute educational clinician videos that promote the six lifestyle modifications recommended to prevent hypertension. All of the resources contained in these BPIPs are free and available to everyone who is registered with the HHQI National Campaign. You may use any resources created by HHQI as they are, or you can modify them to include your agency's information and/or logo.
Please note: If you are not yet registered, you will be prompted to do so before being able to access the BPIPs.
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New Nursing CEs available through HHQI University
A new online educational course has been added to the Cardiovascular Health catalog in HHQI University. Nurses who successfully complete the LIfestyle Management for Cardiovascular Health course will receive 1.0 hours of free Continuing Education (CE) credits. Others completing the course will receive a certificate of completion. Many state and national therapy organizations will apply these certificates toward CE requirements. Please check with your organization for specifics.
The activities in the course include:
- Reviewing content within the e-Learning course
- Watching 3 short videos
- Reading a few workbook pages
- Completing an evaluation & post-test
Visit the HHQI University page on the HHQI website to learn how to enroll.
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New Spanish Translations of Key Diabetes Resources
HHQI is excited to provide even more key patient and clinician tools in Spanish. We know that many home health agencies need translated tools for patients and families. Each month, HHQI will post 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 they are or customize them for your agency.
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HHQI Data Reports: Free to all CMS-certified HHAs
Have you registered on the HHQI Data Access System to access your agency's custom data reports? HHQI uses OASIS data to generate custom data reports on Acute Care
 Hospitalizations, Oral Medications Management, Immunizations, and Cardiovascular Risk for all CMS-reporting home health agencies. These reports require no additional work on your behalf. They're waiting for you now in the HHQI Data Access System. Register now.
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| April 9, 2015
2-3pm ET | Online | HHQI | LiveChat | Open discussion; all topics | April 16, 2015
2-3pm ET | Online | HHQI | CardioLAN Webinar | The Role of Therapists in Cardiovascular Care | April 22, 2015
2-3pm ET | Online | HHQI | UP Network Webinar | Chronic Health Issues affecting Hispanic Patients | May 6, 2015
10am-1pm CT | Alexandria, MN | Minnesota Home Care Association | Hands-On Workshop | Building & Sustaining Data-Driven Quality Improvement |
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NAHC Urges Home Health/QIN-QIO Partnerships
In a recent National Association for Homecare & Hospice NAHC Report, the organization strongly recommended that home health agencies partner with Quality Innovation Network-Quality Improvement Organizations (QIN-QIOs) to improve cardiac health and reduce healthcare disparities. NAHC also emphasized that QIN-QIO efforts align with the goals of the proposed Conditions of Participation and offer a key opportunity for home health agencies to build a foundation for developing an ongoing, data-driven, agency-wide quality improvement program, while enhancing the process for care planning, delivery, and coordination of services.
Read the full NAHC article now, and then contact your QIN-QIO to learn more about the free individualized technical assistance being offered by QIN-QIOs to the nation's home health community.
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Star Ratings Coming to Home Health Compare
Did you know that in July 2015, Home Health Star Ratings will begin to appear on Home Health Compare? Visit MyHHQI Blog to read this week's post about Home Health Star Ratings, links to resources, and where to find your preview report.
Home Health was not the first setting to receive the Star Ratings. Nursing Homes and Medicare Advantage Programs have been reporting Star ratings for some time now. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services will begin reporting Star Ratings for hospitals later this month.
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Geriatric Home Health Resources from CHAMP
The Collaboration for Homecare Advances in Management and Practice (CHAMP) Program was the first national initiative to advance geriatric home care excellence. CHAMP's valuable resources and e-presentations are still available online.
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This material was prepared by Quality Insights, the Medicare Quality Innovation Network-Quality Improvement Organization supporting the Home Health Quality Improvement National Campaign, under contract with the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), an agency of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. The views presented do not necessarily reflect CMS policy.
Publication number 11SOW-WV-HH-MMD-040315
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