VISITING NURSE ASSOCIATION - HOSPICE OF THE WABASH VALLEY

The Home Health Quality Improvement (HHQI)
National Campaign 2007

Home health patients desire and prefer to stay home whenever possible. Hospitalizations can unnecessarily create financial and emotional burdens for patients and their families, and can negatively impact the health care delivery system. Currently, more than one in four home health patient episodes will result in a hospitalization. Home health quality improvement interventions can be effective in reducing avoidable hospitalizations.

The Home Health Quality Improvement (HHQI) National Campaign 2007 seeks to unite the home care community under the shared vision of reducing avoidable hospitalizations to improve patient quality of care.

The HHQI National Campaign is utilizing a 12-month multi-disciplinary approach to quality improvement that includes key home health, hospital, and physician stakeholders.

Home Health Agencies that signed up to participate in the campaign within 48 hours received Premier status.