Category Archives: Home Health Care

Lower Your Blood pressure! Lower your Health Care Costs! Bring A Pet Into Your Home


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According to the 2009/2010 National Pet Owners Survey, 62% of U.S. households own a pet which equates to 71.4 million homes. In 1988, the first year the survey was conducted, 56% of U.S. households owned a pet as compared to 62% in 2008. This shows a continual growth in the number of people sharing their lives and homes with pets.  It may come as no surprise to learn that there are numerous health benefits to owning a pet so whether owning a pet is a conscious decision or not in terms of owner health it certainly needs to be celebrated (APPA)

 Dr Karen Allen, State University of New York at Buffalo, believes that pets help to Lower Blood Pressure in their owners.  A recent study found that people who owned a dog or cat and suffered from hypertension had lower blood pressure readings when under stress than those in the same situation who were not pet owners (Dr. Karen Allen, State University of New York at Buffalo).  Read more...

Corker Says Senate Finance Health Care Bill Could Raise Some Premiums As Much As 60%


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Speaking at town hall meeting in Bledsoe County today, U.S. Senator Bob Corker, R-Tenn., said the Senate Finance Committee’s health care bill could raise the cost of health insurance for some Tennesseans by as much as 60 percent. Earlier in the day, Corker shared a similar message at stops in Warren and Van Buren counties.

A study by Oliver Wyman, and sponsored by Blue Cross Blue Shield of America, shows an expected 60 percent increase in average claims over five years when the proposed reforms are fully implemented. Tennessee is among several states that would experience large rate increases under the health insurance reforms included in the Senate Finance proposal.  Read more...

Health Care And Nursing Jobs Continue To Be In Demand


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The new year promises new health care industry jobs around the country, but in some places, such as Indiana, a shortage of nursing instructors could lead to fewer trained nurses to fill those jobs.

According to NPR, The Bureau of Labor Statistics’ top-ten list for high demand jobs in coming years includes several in the health field: registered nurses in first place, home health aids in second place, personal and home care aides in fifth place and nursing aides, orderlies and attendants in ninth place (Ydstie, 1/4).  Read more...

Strategies To Ease Your Home Health Icd-10 Transition


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Coders may require as much as 80 hours of training to get ready. Break it down into these four phases

. The 2013 deadline for moving to the ICD-10 diagnosis codes set may seem a long way off, but the sooner you start preparing, the easier your transition will be. If you adopt the Boy Scout’s “Be Prepared” motto, you might find yourself breathing a little easier.

Home health ICD 10 transition: Therese Rode, RHIT, HCS-D, Senior Coding Manager with INOVA VA Home Health in Springfield, Va warns the transition will call for a lot of preparation and training, but the real training can’t be done too far out from the implementation date. She says that with training if you don’t use it, you lose it. Here are four strategies that will smoothen your ICD-10 transition.

1. Form a planning committee  Read more...