Home Health

The National Association For Home Care And Hospice

NAHC is the nation’s largest trade association representing the interests and issues of homecare agencies and hospices and home care aides organizations. www.nahc.org

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American Association for Home Care

AAHomeCare works to strengthen access to care for the millions of Americans who require medical care in their homes. AAHomeCare represents healthcare providers, equipment manufacturers, and other organizations in the homecare community. www.aahomecare.org

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The Utah Association For Home Care

The Utah Association for Home Care is an organization of home health agencies dedicated to the well-being of individuals receiving home health care and their families. They provide education for agencies, nurses, therapists, and the public in general to help increase knowledge and skills, thereby increasing the overall quality of care. www.ua4hc.org

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Utah Department Of Health, Licensing and Certifying

 

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Nevada State Health Division, Bureau Of Health Care Quality
& Compliance

 

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The Home Health Quality Improvement National Campaign

The Home Health Quality Improvement National Campaign is a grassroots movement designed to unite home health stakeholders and multiple health care settings under the shared vision of reducing avoidable hospitalizations and improving medication management. The educational focal point is new multi-media Best Practice Intervention Packages (BPIP), which are available to all participants who register. www.homehealthquality.org

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The 2010 HHQI National Campaign STAR Site

The 2010 HHQI National Campaign STAR Site allows home health agencies to set target goals for Acute Care Hospitalizations and Oral Medication Management. Agencies can track their progress over time (data are completely confidential). www.hhqi-star.org

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The HHQI National Campaign Data Access System

The HHQI National Campaign data access system will allow you to view monthly quality data for your agency as it becomes available. https://secure.homehealthquality.org

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Home Health Agency Center

Home Health Agency Center is part of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Web site. Agencies can find the newest updates, home health manuals, regulations, notices, Medicare Learning Network, OASIS user manual, home health quality initiative, and more. www.cms.gov/center/hha.asp

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Home Health Compare

Home Health Compare is a Medicare resource that provides home health agency comparisons on how well home health agencies provide care for some of their patients. The measures provide information about patient's physical and mental health, and whether their ability to perform basic daily activities improves. Quality information is one way to help consumers compare home health agencies. www.medicare.gov/HHCompare/home.asp

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CHAMP

CHAMP is the collaboration for Home Care Advances in Management and Practice. Their mission “is to be a prime force in moving home care organizations toward uniform high quality.” Access to resources on the site is free; there may be a fee involved for participation in events/offerings such as on-line CEU courses. www.champ-program.org/