Health Care at Home Blog | Amedisys

How To Talk With Your Mom About Long-Term Care: Top Six Tips

Fri, 10 May 2013 08:12:22 GMT

The best Mother’s Day gift an adult child can give Mom may be simply to show you love her. But nothing shows you love her more than for you and she to have what is sometimes called "The Talk". Here are our top 6 tips for this important conversation.

CMS to Require PECOS Registration Starting May 1

Fri, 22 Mar 2013 14:04:43 GMT

CMS will begin enforcing a new regulation that requires all physicians who order home health services or supplies to be enrolled in Medicare – or have officially opted out – and registered in PECOS.

Why Health Care at Home? - Free Webinar

Mon, 18 Mar 2013 13:32:06 GMT

Learn about home health patient eligibility requirements and how home health care can help your patients.

New Mt. Sinai Research on Hospice Care Benefits

Fri, 15 Mar 2013 09:33:16 GMT

New research published in Health Affairs validates the integration of hospice care to improve quality of care and save costs.

The Overlooked Importance of Heart Health for Women

Thu, 14 Feb 2013 09:53:57 GMT

Cardiovascular conditions are one of the most common reasons our patients require home health care. It hasn’t been until recent years that we’ve seen an emphasis on cardiovascular disease and women, which is so important given the fact that cardiovascular disease is the number one killer of women.

Emphasize Quality of Care in Hospice and Palliative Care

Thu, 10 Jan 2013 15:23:41 GMT

In addition to addressing the costs of end-of-life care, we’d like to put the emphasis on the right care at the end-of-life for our nation’s citizens. The quality of the care given during a patient's final weeks and months should be respectful, palliative and holistic.

Longitudinal Chronic Care Needed to Reduce Burden of Disease

Thu, 20 Dec 2012 16:21:12 GMT

A new study drives home the point that managing chronic disease requires an effort that is sustained 24 hours a day, seven days a week, 365 days a year. No approach is better equipped than the new, ever-evolving discipline of health care at home.

Discuss Patient Goals of Care for Home Health and Hospice Month

Mon, 19 Nov 2012 10:38:37 GMT

As patients age and develop chronic medical conditions, they usually begin to modify their medical care goals. This November - National Home Health and Hospice Month and Amedisys’ 30th birthday - we urge the health care community to give patients and their families the best gift we can: an open discussion about their goals of care.

Preventing Falls – The #1 Cause of Hospitalization in the Elderly

Thu, 20 Sep 2012 09:20:31 GMT

For seniors, falls can have serious health and lifestyle consequences. These tips for reducing the risk of falls in the home can help you or your loved one live healthier and more independently.