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1 Transition Guide for: Handbook of Home Health Administration, Sixth Edition Marilyn D. Harris, MSN, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN ISBN-13: Paperback 890 pages 2017 Jones & Bartlett Learning This Transition Guide outlines many of the changes and new content in the Sixth Edition. Use this guide for an easy transition for the new edition.

2 CHAPTER OUTLINES Table of Contents comparison to transition from the Fifth to the Sixth Edition Handbook of Home Health Administration, Fifth Edition Part I: Home Health Administration Chapter 1: Home Health Administration: An Overview Part II: Standards for Home Health Chapter 2: Medicare Conditions of Participation Chapter 3: The Joint Commission s Home Accreditation Program Chapter 4: CHAP Accreditation: Standards of Excellence for Home and Community Based Health Organizations Chapter 5: ACHC: Accreditation for Home and Alternate Site Healthcare Services Chapter 6: National Home Caring Council Standards of Accreditation Chapter: 7 Certificate of Need and Licensure Chapter: 8 Credentialing: Organizational and Personnel Options for Home Chapter: 9: The Relationship of the Home Health Agency to the State Trade Association Chapter 10: The National Association for Home and Hospice Chapter: 11: Visiting Nurse Associations of America: Empowering VNAs to Strengthen their Communities Part II: Clinical Issues Chapter 12: Self- Systems in Home Health Nursing Chapter 13: Computerized Clinical Documentation Chapter 14: Home Telehealth: Improving and Decreasing Costs Handbook of Home Health Administration, Sixth Edition Part I: Home Health Administration NEW CHAPTER! Chapter 1: Status of Home Health 2015 and Beyond Chapter 2: Home Health : An Historical Perspective and Overview Part II: Standards for Home Health Chapter 3: Medicare Conditions of Participation Chapter 4: The Joint Commission s Home Accreditation Program Chapter 5: CHAP Accreditation: Standards of Excellence for Home and Community- Based Healthcare Organizations Chapter 6: ACHC: Accreditation for Home care and Alternate Site Healthcare Services Chapter 7: Certificate of Need and Licensure Chapter 8: Credentialing: Organizational and Personnel Options for Home Chapter 9: The Relationship of the Home Health Agency to the State Trade Association Chapter 10: The National Association for Home and Hospice Chapter 11: Visiting Nurse Associations of America (VNAA): Nonprofit Providers Leading Transformation in Communities Across the Country Part III: Clinical Issues Chapter 12: Self- Systems in Home Healthcare Nursing Chapter 13: Computerized Clinical Documentation Chapter 14: Home Telehealth: Improving and Decreasing Costs

3 Chapter 15: Implementing a Competency System in Home Chapter 16: Culturally and Linguistically Appropriate Services Chapter 17: Classification: An Underutilized Tool for Prospective Payment Chapter 18: Clinical Classification (CCC) System: An Overview Chapter 19: Omaha System: Improving the Quality of Practice and Decision Support Chapter 20: A Patient Classification System for Emergency Events in Home Chapter 21: Case Management Chapter 22: Management: Disease Management and Managed Chapter 23: Specialized Infusion and Ancillary Home Services Chapter 24: Maternal Child Services Part IV: Quality Assessment and Performance Improvement Chapter 25: Performance Improvement Chapter 26: Evidence-Based Practice Chapter 27: Program Evaluation Chapter 28: Effectiveness of a Clinical Feedback Approach to Improving Patient Outcomes Chapter 29: Implementing Outcome Based Quality Improvement in the Home Health Agency Chapter 30: Implementing Home Health Standards into Practice: An Overview of the Updated Standards Chapter 31: Benchmarking and Home Health Part V: Management Issues in Home Health Administration Chapter 32: Administrative Policy and Chapter 15: Implementing a Competency System in Home NEW CHAPTER! Chapter 16: The Roles of and Competency Requirements for Paraprofessionals Chapter 17: Culturally and Linguistically Appropriate Services Chapter 18: Clinical Classification (CCC) System: An Overview Chapter 19: The Omaha System: Improving the Quality of Practice and Decision Support NEW CHAPTER! Chapter 20: Disaster Preparedness Chapter 21: The Evolving Role of Case Management Chapter 22: Specialized Infusion and Ancillary Home Services NEW CHAPTER! Chapter 23: Pediatric Home Chapter 24: Maternal and Child Health Part IV: Quality Assessment and Performance Improvement Chapter 25: Performance Improvement Chapter 26: Program Evaluation Chapter 27: Effectiveness of a Clinical Feedback Approach to Improving Patient Outcomes NEW CHAPTER! Chapter 28: Expanding Your Performance Improvement Program: Using Process and Other Measures to Improve Chapter 29: Implementing Outcome-Based Quality Improvement in the Home Health Agency Chapter 30: Implementing Home Health Standards in Clinical Practice Chapter 31: Benchmarking and Home Health Part V: Management Issues Chapter 32: Management Information

4 Procedure Manual Chapter 33: Strategies to Attract and Retain Quality Staff : Flextime and Clinical Ladders Chapter 34: Evaluating Productivity Chapter 35: Analysis and Management of Home Health Nursing Caseloads and Workloads Chapter 36: Human Resource Management Chapter 37: Transitioning Nurses to Home Chapter 38: Staff Development in a Home Health Agency Chapter 39: Community Based Long-Term : A Collaborative Approach Part VI: Financial Issues Chapter 40: Understanding the Exposure of Home Health : An Insurance Primer Chapter 41: Budgeting for Home Health Chapter 42: Reimbursement Chapter 43: How to Read, Interpret and Understand Financial Statements Chapter 44: Management Information Systems Part VII: Legal/Ethical/Political Issues Chapter 45: Legal Issues of Concern to Home Providers Chapter 46: Understanding the Basics of Home Health Compliance Chapter 47: The HIPAA Standards for Privacy of Individually Identifiable Health Information Chapter 48: Bioethics: A Practical Guide for Home Chapter 49: Participating in the Political Systems and Information Technology Chapter 33: Administrative Policy and Procedure Manual Chapter 34: Strategies to Attract and Retain Quality Staff: Flextime and Clinical Ladders Chapter 35: Analysis and Management of Home Health Nursing Caseloads and Workloads: Implications for Productivity Chapter 36: Human Resource Management Chapter 37: Transitioning Nurses to Home Chapter 38: Staff Development in a Home Health Agency Chapter 39: Community Based Long-Term : A Collaborative Approach NEW CHAPTER! Chapter 40: Beyond Medicare Certified Home Health Services: An Overview of Other Types of Home Services Part VI: Financial Issues Chapter 41: Understanding the Exposures of Home Health : An Insurance Primer Chapter 42 Budgeting for Home Health Chapter 43: Reimbursement NEW CHAPTER! Chapter 44: ADRs, CERTs, RACs, SMRCs, ZIPCs, and Other External Audits Chapter 45: How to Read, Interpret, and Understand Financial Statements Part VII: Legal/Ethical/Political Issues Chapter 46: Legal Issues of Concern to Home Providers Chapter 47: Understanding the Basics of Home Health Compliance Chapter 48: The HIPAA Standards for Privacy of Individually Identifiable Health Information Chapter 49: Bioethics: A Practical Guide

5 Process Part VIII: Strategic Planning/Marketing/Survival Issues Chapter 50: Strategic Planning Chapter 51: Marketing: An Overview Part IX: Other Types of Relationships Part 52: Grantsmanship in Home Health Part 53: Home Volunteer Programs Part 54: The Manager as Published Author: Tips on Writing for Publication Part 55: Student Placements in Home Health : Boost or Barrier to Quality Patient? Part 56: The Role of the Physician in Home Chapter 57: Research in Home Health Chapter 58: Integrating Palliative into Home Practice Chapter 59: Hospice Chapter 60: Safe Harbor: A Bereavement Program for Children, Teens and Their Families Chapter 61: Adult Day Services Home Partners Chapter 62: Collaborative Efforts in the Community: Faith Community Nurses as Partners in Healing Part X: Strategies for Success Chapter 63: Meeting the Present Challenges and Continuing to Thrive in the Future: Tips on How to Be Successful as an Administrator in Home Health and Hospice for Home Chapter 50: Health Is Politics: Get Involved Part VIII: Strategic Planning and Marketing Issues Chapter 51: Strategic Planning Chapter 52: Marketing Strategies Part IX: Other Types of Relationships Chapter 53: Grantsmanship in Home Health : Seeking Foundation Support Chapter 54: Home Volunteer Programs Chapter 55: The Manager as Published Author: Tips on Writing for Publication Chapter 56: Student Placements in Home Healthcare : Boost or Barrier to Quality Patient? Chapter 57: The Role of the Physician in Home Chapter 58: Research in Home Health Chapter 59: Integrating Palliative into Home Practice Chapter 60: Hospice : Pioneering the Ultimate Love Connection About Living, Not Dying Chapter 61: Safe Harbor: A Bereavement Program for Children, Teens, and Families Chapter 62: Adult Day Services: Home Partners Chapter 63: Collaborative Efforts in the Community: Faith Community Nurses as Partners in Healing Part X: Strategies for Success Chapter 64: Meeting the Present Challenges and Continuing to Thrive in the Future: Tips on How to Be Successful as

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