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Home Health Monitor is a FREE weekly e-mail newsletter that will help you stay up-to-date on the most important issues in home care. It provides information, breaking news, and helpful tips related to OASIS, reimbursement, compliance, CMS regulations, and more, presented in a quick-read format.

July 16, 2008   (Volume 3, Issue 27)
 
Agency saves money by purchasing company vehicles

A Mississippi-based Sta-home Health Agency, located in Jackson, has purchased 50 vehicles for the use of their home health aides and nurses, according to www.clarionledger.com.

 
New home health gadget approved by FDA

Intel Health Guide, a new device to collect vital signs and facilitate remote interactions between patient and caregiver, has been approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), according to http://news.cnet.com.

 
Tip of the week: Where is OASIS data collected?
OASIS data is collected in the home of/place where the patient is receiving care.
 

Other recently-published articles from Home Health Monitor:

AHIMA provides release of information guidelines
Tip of the week: How to recognize the signs of a head injury
NIST releases guidelines for cell phone and PDA security
Tip of the week: Reduce your lawsuit risk
CMS announces incentive program for electronic prescribing
NIST releases revised resource guide for implementing the HIPAA security rule
NIST releases revised resource guide for implementing the HIPAA security rule
APIC steps up efforts to ensure healthcare workers receive flu shots
Internet use helps improve mental functioning in elderly
CMS cracking down on Medicare fraud
Federal ’red flag’ identity theft rule takes effect
Medicaid costs for long-term care on the rise
Tip of the week: Consequences of an incomplete clinical record
New trial begins to test effectiveness of investigational pneumococcal vaccine
New study links sleep duration and risk of falls

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