Rural home health resources related to rural health and human services, with information provided by the Rural Assistance Center Copyright 2009 Rural Assistance Center http://www.raconline.org/info_guides/homehealth/ Washington DC December 2, 2009 -- Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services http://www.cms.hhs.gov/OpenDoorForums/Downloads/H3DME120209.pdf Fri, 06 Nov 2009 08:12:23 CST http://www.cms.hhs.gov/OpenDoorForums/Downloads/H3DME120209.pdf The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) on Friday announced a 2.0 percent market basket update to Medicares calendar year (CY) 2010 home health prospective payment system (HH PPS) rates and modifications to the home health outlier policy. http://www.raconline.org/news/news_details.php?news_id=12465 Mon, 02 Nov 2009 09:01:57 CST http://www.raconline.org/news/news_details.php?news_id=12465 National initiative to advance home care excellence for older people so that their chronic conditions may be better managed. http://www.champ-program.org/ Tue, 08 Sep 2009 14:38:59 CST http://www.champ-program.org/ Designed for use in implementing or overhauling a home health agency Health Information Technology or Electronic Health Record system and to evaluate system effectiveness. -- Stratis Health http://www.stratishealth.org/expertise/healthit/homehealth/hhtoolkit.html Wed, 01 Jul 2009 16:35:49 CST http://www.stratishealth.org/expertise/healthit/homehealth/hhtoolkit.html Relays proceedings from the 2008 Rural Long Term Care Access and Options Workshop, which discussed model options for home, community, and facility-based care by care coordination systems that enhance autonomy and quality of life for rural elders. -- National PACE Association http://www.ruralcare.org/documents/Rural%20LT%20Care%202008%20FINAL.pdf Wed, 17 Jun 2009 10:57:40 CST http://www.ruralcare.org/documents/Rural%20LT%20Care%202008%20FINAL.pdf Addresses challenges many rural home health care agencies face in providing services. Identified challenges include high fuel costs, long travel distances in rural areas, and inadequate reimbursements from Medicare. Presents solutions to these challenges such as fundraising and telemedicine. -- Rural Assistance Center http://www.raconline.org/newsletter/web/winter09.php#agencies Wed, 25 Feb 2009 13:26:50 CST http://www.raconline.org/newsletter/web/winter09.php#agencies Describes how the growth of home health services and related technological advances help people live in their rural homes. -- Rural Assistance Center http://www.raconline.org/newsletter/web/winter09.php#cover Wed, 25 Feb 2009 13:17:16 CST http://www.raconline.org/newsletter/web/winter09.php#cover Developed to address the needs of long-term care clients, providers, and payers. Permits loved ones to continue living at home while receiving services rather than being institutionalized. -- Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services http://www.cms.hhs.gov/pace/ Wed, 14 Jan 2009 16:12:52 CST http://www.cms.hhs.gov/pace/ Advocates to help increase the access to and use of technology in home and health care settings. http://www.hctaa.org/ Tue, 02 Dec 2008 10:01:18 CST http://www.hctaa.org/ Strives to help seniors and caregivers locate adequate care and senior living facilities. Site includes options to search by state and type of facility and provides resources for gathering more information on this topic. http://www.assistedseniorliving.net/ Wed, 29 Oct 2008 11:16:46 CST http://www.assistedseniorliving.net/ Provides information and resources to aid in and improve influenza pandemic planning and preparedness. -- Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality http://www.pandemicflu.gov/plan/healthcare/homehealth.html Thu, 04 Sep 2008 10:13:27 CST http://www.pandemicflu.gov/plan/healthcare/homehealth.html Highlights the Rural PACE grant program and how it is helping providers meet the needs of seniors who want to live at home. -- Rural Assistance Center http://www.raconline.org/newsletter/web/summer08.php#atc Fri, 08 Aug 2008 10:07:18 CST http://www.raconline.org/newsletter/web/summer08.php#atc Provides summaries of current and completed rural health research projects and related publications addressing the topic of home health, produced by the Office of Rural Health Policy's funded rural health research centers. -- Rural Health Research Gateway http://www.ruralhealthresearch.org/topics/100000069/ Fri, 20 Apr 2007 11:37:29 CST http://www.ruralhealthresearch.org/topics/100000069/ Describes the results of a study on the rural effects of the Medicare prospective payment system (PPS), including whether the PPS contributed to changes in the demographic and clinical characteristics of home care users; the likelihood of using each of six home care disciplines; and the intensity of services. -- NORC Walsh Center for Rural Health Analysis http://www.norc.org/NR/rdonlyres/4EFF1302-BEC1-4560-8E89-0C3508E0F5C7/0/WalshCtr2005_HHealthReport.pdf Fri, 23 Feb 2007 10:33:00 CST http://www.norc.org/NR/rdonlyres/4EFF1302-BEC1-4560-8E89-0C3508E0F5C7/0/WalshCtr2005_HHealthReport.pdf Describes the results of a study to determine whether rural and urban home care agencies differ in terms of patient care outcomes, and to ascertain whether there are agency characteristics that are associated with better or worse outcomes. -- NORC Walsh Center for Rural Health Analysis http://www.norc.org/NR/rdonlyres/2BBDD3D1-4022-43EA-83AF-A3990FEEF692/0/WalshCtr2006_AgenOcomes.pdf Fri, 23 Feb 2007 10:27:43 CST http://www.norc.org/NR/rdonlyres/2BBDD3D1-4022-43EA-83AF-A3990FEEF692/0/WalshCtr2006_AgenOcomes.pdf Describes the use of telehealth and home-based health-care interventions to address a mental health crisis among elderly Americans in rural areas. -- American Psychological Association http://www.apa.org/monitor/nov06/forgotten.html Mon, 18 Dec 2006 00:00:00 CST http://www.apa.org/monitor/nov06/forgotten.html Provides articles, news, literature, and resources about home telehealth. -- Telemedicine Information Exchange http://telemed.org/homehealth/ Wed, 15 Nov 2006 00:00:00 CST http://telemed.org/homehealth/ Highlights what's new, what's covered, health plans, prescription drug plans, and your rights. -- Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services http://www.medicare.gov/publications/pubs/pdf/10050.pdf Fri, 03 Nov 2006 00:00:00 CST http://www.medicare.gov/publications/pubs/pdf/10050.pdf Connects older Americans and their caregivers with sources of information on senior services. Links those who need assistance with state and local area agencies on aging and community-based organizations that serve older adults and their caregivers. -- Administration on Aging http://www.eldercare.gov/Eldercare.NET/Public/Home.aspx Fri, 03 Nov 2006 00:00:00 CST http://www.eldercare.gov/Eldercare.NET/Public/Home.aspx Explains how to find home health agencies, the Medicare Home Health Benefit, what Medicare covers, and where you can get help with questions. -- Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services http://www.medicare.gov/publications/pubs/pdf/10969.pdf Thu, 02 Nov 2006 00:00:00 CST http://www.medicare.gov/publications/pubs/pdf/10969.pdf Works to support, empower, and educate those who care for a chronically ill, aged, or disabled loved one. Provides guides and information for congregations and parishes on informal caregiving. http://www.nfcacares.org/ Mon, 30 Oct 2006 00:00:00 CST http://www.nfcacares.org/ Provides information on home health agencies, including Medicare certified agencies and hospices, Non-Medicare certified agencies, home care expenditures, and statistics and data. -- National Association for Home Care and Hospice http://www.nahc.org/04HC_Stats.pdf Mon, 30 Oct 2006 00:00:00 CST http://www.nahc.org/04HC_Stats.pdf Sets forth an update to the 60-day national episode rates and the national per-visit amountsunder the Medicare prospective payment system for home health agencies. The first update of the home health prospective payment system (HH PPS) rates that uses the revised area labor market Metropolitan Statistical Area designations for calendar year 2006. -- Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2005/pdf/05-22084.pdf Mon, 30 Oct 2006 00:00:00 CST http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2005/pdf/05-22084.pdf Details the forms and other requirements for condition of participation for Home Health Agencies. http://www.access.gpo.gov/nara/cfr/waisidx_99/42cfr484_99.html Thu, 26 Oct 2006 00:00:00 CST http://www.access.gpo.gov/nara/cfr/waisidx_99/42cfr484_99.html Links to resources related to home health, including organizations, statistics, and publications. -- National Library of Medicine http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/homecareservices.html Thu, 26 Oct 2006 00:00:00 CST http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/homecareservices.html Discusses an evaluation of Medicare payments to freestanding home health agencies (HHAs). Includes comparison of Medicare margins for urban and rural HHAs. -- Government Accountability Office http://www.gao.gov/new.items/d04359.pdf Wed, 25 Oct 2006 00:00:00 CST http://www.gao.gov/new.items/d04359.pdf Overview of Medicare payments for home health care services. Includes information on setting Medicare payment rates. -- Medicare Payment Advisory Commission http://www.medpac.gov/documents/MedPAC_Payment_Basics_08_HHA.pdf Wed, 25 Oct 2006 00:00:00 CST http://www.medpac.gov/documents/MedPAC_Payment_Basics_08_HHA.pdf Study investigates how rural hospitals arerestructuring their operations in response to the Balanced Budget Act of 1997 (BBA), which reduce Medicare payments for inpatient, outpatient, skilled nursing care, and home health care. Discusses Critical Access Hospitals. Makes policy recommendations. -- University of Minnesota Rural Health Research Center http://www.hsr.umn.edu/rhrc/pdfs/wpaper/working%20paper%20037.pdf Wed, 25 Oct 2006 00:00:00 CST http://www.hsr.umn.edu/rhrc/pdfs/wpaper/working%20paper%20037.pdf Discusses the Olds Model, a nurse home-visitation model developed in the 1970's, which has bloomed into the Nurse-Family Partnership, anonprofit organization serving more than 20,000 mothers in 20 states. This project was designed to help low-income, first-time mothers take better care of themselves and their babies. -- Robert Wood Johnson Foundation http://www.rwjf.org/files/publications/other/DavidOldsSpecialReport0606.pdf Wed, 25 Oct 2006 00:00:00 CST http://www.rwjf.org/files/publications/other/DavidOldsSpecialReport0606.pdf Assists states in improving the overall quality of services provided to Medicaid recipients, provides states with assessment and improvement systems, and helps develop effective methods to utilize implementation and improvement strategies. Allows states to request and provide homemaker/home health aide services, personal care services, adult day health, case management, and respite care. -- Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services http://www.cms.hhs.gov/HCBS/ Wed, 25 Oct 2006 00:00:00 CST http://www.cms.hhs.gov/HCBS/