December 2007 e-Bulletin

e-Bulletin: A Monthly Update of the Home Health QIOSC

December 2007 e-Bulletin

Welcome to the Home Health QIOSC monthly e-Bulletin, your source for the latest updates in home health quality improvement. You may either browse the newsletter or use the icons at the top of the page to jump to a specific section.

Following are recent and upcoming educational materials available on MedQIC - www.medqic.org.

Posted Date	Educational Resource	Content Description	Location
11/8/07	Case Conference Worksheet	The Case Conference Worksheet is a form includes risk factors for hospitalization, quality outcomes comparison and potential interventions to improve the management of oral medications.This tool was submitted by Health Care Excel, the QIO for Kentucky.	Quality Improvement, ACH and Oral Medication Management
11/8/07	SBAR Interdisciplinary Team Communication Form	This is an Interdisciplinary Team Communication form, which assists in communication between team members following the SBAR communication format. This form includes areas for treatment goals, diagnoses, barriers encountered and recommendations.This tool was submitted by Middlesex Hospital Home Health in Connecticut.	Quality Improvement and ACH
11/8/07	"Telehealth: Is it the Silver Bullet?" Article	Chronological journey of an agency’s telehealth program, including staff and patient response, hurdles and successes.	Telehealth

Pending Posted Date	Educational Resource	Content Description	Location
12/17/07	Everything You (N)ever Wanted to Know About OBQI Outcome (and Risk Adjustment) WebEx	This recorded WebEx focuses on the impact of OASIS with risk adjustment and the significance of accurate OASIS collection. The session will also review benchmarking data and looks at misunderstandings and upcoming changes.	Quality Improvement

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Two recent MedQIC postings listed above, the Case Conference Worksheet and SBAR Interdisciplinary Team Communication Form, will help guide a clinical team during patient case conferences. These forms are particularly helpful for patients at high risk for hospitalization, but may be used for any patient. The format of these forms will help the team organize patient goals and strategies.

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There are no pending deliverable dates at this time.

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LANE Teleconference Call/WebEx: Monday, December 17, 2007, 3:00 p.m. (EST)
1.800.700.7133; ID: LANE Call
(Instructions for WebEx will be posted closer to date of call.)

National HH QIO Call: Tuesday, December 18, 2007, 3:00 – 4:30 p.m. (EST)
1.866.861.5389; ID: National Call
(This is a combined COP and HH national call.)

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Congratulations to everyone for making it past the official evaluation period for Task 1B. After 28 months of deliverables, interim progress measures, and countless other tasks, all of your hard work is evident in the final numbers. It has been our pleasure to assist you along the way as the Home Health QIOSC, and please feel free to contact anyone on the HH QIOSC team at any point in the future.

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