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Wellness Programs / Eldercare

Nursing Home Resident Assessment Instrument (RAI) Minimum Data Set (MDS). Resources for practitioners and other professionals in aging from the Administration on Aging. Step-by-step nursing home evaluation process. Statistics on the elderly. Assessment tools to evaluate daily living abilities, etc.

Wellness Programs / Hospice

Answers to some of the questions most often asked by consumers about hospice. Hospice industry news on legislative affairs, regulatory affairs, research, legal, and public relations. Statistical fact sheets. Field tested, immediately applicable ideas contributing to the success of hospices in the US. Medicare hospice agencey wage indexes. Quality of life index.

Health Care Safety / Accreditation

American Accreditation HealthCare Commission, Joint Council for the Accreditation of Hospitals Organizations, Community Health Accreditation Program, Joint Commission International Accreditation, NCQA, and more.

Health Care Safety / Disaster Management

Emergency plans and disaster guidance for health care facilities

Health Care Safety / Health Care Fraud

Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General (OIG) provider compliance program guides. Database of Office of Audit Services (OAS) audit reports. Report on insurance fraud perpetrated by medical providers, primarily medical clinics. Fact sheets on health care fraud, physician fraud, patient lies, etc.

Health Care Safety / HIPAA

Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 - full text of the regulations, answers to common questions, consumer guides, standardized codes/reporting requirements.

Health Care Safety / Home Health Care

Medicare policy and technical information related to OASIS data set for use in home health agencies. Home health agency wage indexes. The Unified Prospective Payment Proposal (NAHC) - home health services will be paid using per visit rates subject to per episode aggregate caps. Answers to common consumer questions about home health care services.

Health Care Safety / Hospital Safety

The full text of sample safety programs - majority are university medical center programs currently in use. Eliminating pollution from health care practices, plans for mercury elimination, use of incinerators, etc

Health Care Safety / Infection Control

Guides and information on infection control. Tutorial on drug-resistant organisms. Issues and recommendations for the prevention of nosocomial pneumonia. Recommendations for isolation practices and infection control in hospitals. Guidelines for controlling the risk of VRE infection and colonization. Emerging pathogens and multidrug-resistant organisms. Laundry guidelines. Needle sticks.

Health Care Safety / Malpractice

Medical professional liability exposures. Tips to prevent malpractice claims. Handbook on risk management for physicians. State-specific legislative information. Series of risk management forms and letters available for download. Answers to common questions about the release of medical records. Emergency room risk management. Series of articles on risk management and medical professional liability.

Health Care Safety / Medical Devices

US Food and Drug Administration guidance on the CDRH requirements related to medical device manufacturing safety requirements - recalls, reporting, quality, use errors, etc. Various inspection guides used by FDA field staff for audits. Mammography facility regulatory guidance.

Health Care Safety / Needlestick Injuries

Resource materials related to needlestick injury prevention, safety statistics, state laws, federal legislation, safety devices, safety training, etc.

Health Care Safety / Patient Confidentiality

Confidentiality of medical information and patient records. Checklist for monitoring alcohol & other drug confidentiality compliance. Guidelines for employers regarding confidentiality of health information. Principles for health information privacy.

Health Care Safety / Patient Handling

Recommendations for solutions to manual lifting of patients. Information about mechanical lfit equipment and patient transfer systems.

Health Care Safety / Patient Safety

JCAHO Sentinel Events. Medication Error Prevention Programs. Medical Error Reporting. Guidance regarding patient safety.

Insurance Loss Control / Liability Insurance

Miscellaneous liability-related information, such as, managing hired contractors. Fiduciary liability. Liability of a predecessor company. Umbrella vs excess liability. White papers on liability issues. Police Liability Assessment Guide. Liability insurance and benefit plans.

Laboratory Safety / Lab Hazards

Laboratory safety programs and manuals, Chemical Hygiene Plans, radiation safety guidelines, laboratory inspections. Laboratory waste minimization and pollution prevention. Safety in high school labs. Laboratory safety checklists. Spill response. Standard operating procedures for hazardous materials.

Occupational Medicine / Anesthesia

Resources for professionals related to anesthesia -related topics, safety, textbooks, etc.

Occupational Medicine / Code Sets

Index of diagnosis related groups. International classification of diseases ICD-9 code query system. Calculators, manuals related to DRG, APG & ICD-9-CM and ICD-10-CM coding.

Occupational Medicine / Medicare

CMS - Center for Medicare & Medicaid Services (formerly HCFA: Health Care Financing Administration) directories, fees, contracts, rulings, Medicare manuals, fee payment schedules, contracts, compliance program, etc. Medicare payment rates. Complete text of Board decisions and rulings.

Occupational Medicine / Pharmaceuticals

Databases of over 4,000 generic/tradenames with information on dosage, indications for use, warnings, etc. Monographs on new drugs. Antibiotic guide. Food and drug interactions. Comparative drug charts. ASHP Practice Standards. Intravenous medication administration.

Wellness Programs / Eldercare

Nursing Home Resident Assessment Instrument (RAI) Minimum Data Set (MDS). Resources for practitioners and other professionals in aging from the Administration on Aging. Step-by-step nursing home evaluation process. Statistics on the elderly. Assessment tools to evaluate daily living abilities, etc.

Wellness Programs / Hospice

Answers to some of the questions most often asked by consumers about hospice. Hospice industry news on legislative affairs, regulatory affairs, research, legal, and public relations. Statistical fact sheets. Field tested, immediately applicable ideas contributing to the success of hospices in the US. Medicare hospice agencey wage indexes. Quality of life index.