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Designed for the Unique Needs
of Homecare Providers
This site provides homecare clinicians with access to chronic care management models, best practices and downloadable resources for homecare patients.
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"The body of knowledge that serves as the rationale for nursing practice determines the areas of specialty to develop as well as the manner in which that knowledge is organized, tested and applied." -Carper, 1978
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level 2
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Heart Failure
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Monitoring
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| It is especially important to evaluate the patient’s verbalized and demonstrated knowledge, behavior and status. Do they have a clear understanding of the important role that they play in their management plan? Are they aware of the component parts of that plan and how to incorporate them into their daily life? |
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Heart Failure Self-Assessment - Level 3
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Aug 1st, 2010
Patient questionaire to assess patient's understanding of his/her condition
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Decision Support Tool: Heart Failure - Level 2
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Aug 1st, 2010
This decision support tool was developed to help improve home health patient and agency outcomes by supporting standardized and evidence-based practice. This material is provided by the Quality Insights of Pennsylvania, the Medicare Quality Improvement Organization for Pennsylvania.
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Heart Failure: Phone Monitoring Assessment Guide - Level 2
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Aug 1st, 2010
Phone monitoring questions to assess patients' current status and interventions based on assessment. This material is provided by the Quality Insights of Pennsylvania, the Medicare Quality Improvement Organization for Pennsylvania
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Heart Failure: Telehealth Monitoring System - Level 2
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Aug 1st, 2010
Assessment tool to accompany a telehealth monitoring system. This material is provided by the Quality Insights of Pennsylvania, the Medicare Quality Improvement Organization for Pennsylvania.
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Heart Failure: Cardio-Respiratory Assessment Tool - Level 2
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Aug 1st, 2010
Check-off assessment sheet for cardio-respiratory functioning. This material is provided by the Quality Insights of Pennsylvania, the Medicare Quality Improvement Organization for Pennsylvania
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Dehydration Risk Assessment - Level 2
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Aug 1st, 2010
A dehydration assessment tool
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Best Practice Recommended Considerations to Assess Patient's Monitoring Plan- Level 2
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Aug 29th, 2007
Assessing Current Practices:
Do they have a scale at home that they can read?
Do they know their dry weight?
Do they keep a list of medications?
Do they understand how to take their medications and adjust their diuretics?
Do they know their own unique signs and symptoms of fluid...
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Levels of evidence
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Level 1
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Systematic reviews and repeated studies, thoroughly researched.
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Level 2
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Experimental (Single or Quasi experimental study) and non-experimental (Exploratory or qualitative study).
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Level 3
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Recommendations of respected, experienced homecare authorities.
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Level 4
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Not Recommended.
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