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Spotlight: Home Health Quality Improvement National Campaign
The new Home Health Quality Improvement (HHQI) campaign is now underway. The West Virginia Medical Institute (WVMI) & Quality Insights will be working with the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) on this initiative. The campaign's goals are to reduce avoidable hospitalizations and improve the management of oral medications. For more information about the campaign and to register as a participant, visit the HHQI web site.
CHAMP Blog
Read the latest posts from CHAMP experts and guest bloggers!
Dennee Frey, The Importance of In Home Pain Assessment
Recently I participated on an advisory panel where one of the discussion items was the use of pain medication agents in the geriatric population. The consensus of the multi-disciplinary panelists was that the picture for treating geriatric patients for pain at this point is very muddy . . . (Read More)
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Michele Parker, CHAMP Pain Management Graduate
Steven L. Dawson, PHI: Person-Centered Care in Home Care – Learning from Experience
Geriatric Home Care Resources
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Assessing Pain in Older Adults with Dementia: PAINAD
Expert Review: Unrelieved pain among older adults can have serious consequences on elders' physical function and quality of life. Among older adults with severe dementia, it can be difficult to assess pain because of changes in a patient’s ability to communicate verbally. The Pain Assessment in Advanced Dementia (PAINAD) scale has been designed to assess pain in this population by looking at five specific indicators: breathing, vocalization, facial expression, body language, and consolability. The PAINAD has been tested and validated, and a trained nurse or other health care worker can use the scale in less than five minutes of observation.
-Ann Horgas, University of Florida College of Nursing
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