Twitter Chat

The Alliance for Home Health Quality & Innovation is pleased to introduce our monthly Twitter chat. The “Healthy At Home” monthly Twitter chat intends to bring together various stakeholders in the home health policy community, including home health associations, providers and caregivers, patients and clinicians. We’re excited to engage you in a new conversation about the value that home health care can offer to patients in the U.S. healthcare system.

WHEN:

Fourth Tuesday of Each Month, 2 pm ET

NEXT CHAT: Tuesday, February 27, 2018

Co-Host: VNA Health Group (@VNAHealthGroup)

Topic: How to work together in the home to improve cardiac outcomes

Questions:

1. Who is a typical cardiopulmonary home health patient? #homehealthchat
2. What are some symptoms of heart failure and how can patients get help? #homehealthchat
3. What role does home health play in caring for and supporting cardiopulmonary patients? #homehealthchat
4. What are some preferred methods of communication for cardiopulmonary patients in the home health setting? #homehealthchat
5. How can home health providers and caregivers work together in caring for cardiopulmonary patients? #Homehealthchat
6. How can home health best support patients’ medication management to improve outcomes and quality of life?
7. How can home health identify and best support patients with signs and symptoms of depression? #homehealthchat
8. What are some areas that need improvement in the care of cardiopulmonary patients in the home? #homehealthchat

WHERE:

Follow the hashtag #HomeHealthChat at www.twitter.com.

PAST CHATS:

• November #HomeHealthChat, co-sponsored by the APTA Home Health Section. View the recap by clicking here. 
• October #HomeHealthChat, co-sponsored by the Massachusetts eHealth Collaborative (MAeHC). View the recap by clicking here.
• June #HomeHealthChat, co-sponsored by United Hospital Fund. View the recap by clicking here.
• April #HomeHealthChat, co-sponsored by LEAD Coalition. View the recap by clicking here. 
• March #HomeHealthChat, co-hosted by VNAA and Zen Hospice Project. View the recap by clicking here.
• January #HomeHeathChat, co-hosted by Home Care Association of Florida. View the recap by clicking here.
• December #HomeHealthChat, co-hosted by WestHealth, enabling seniors to age successfully by improving healthcare delivery and community support services. View the recap by clicking here.
• November #HomeHealthChat, co-hosted by Honor. View the recap by clicking here.
• October #HomeHealthChat, co-hosted by Atrius Health, a pioneer ACO in MA delivering a system of connected care committed to knowing patients & serving them well, and Eliza Shulman, DO, MPH with a specialty in geriatrics working at the Atrius Innovation Center to deliver quality care. View the recap by clicking here.
• September #HomeHealthChat, co-hosted by Home Health APTA, the Home Health Section of the American Physical Therapy Association. View the recap by clicking here.
• August #HomeHealthChat, co-hosted by the Long-Term Quality Alliance, a community of organizations aimed at improving outcomes and quality of life for persons and their families who are managing functional limitations due to chronic health conditions. View the recap by clicking here.
• July #HomeHealthChat, co-hosted by The Partnership for Quality Home Healthcare, a coalition working with government officials to ensure access to quality home healthcare services for all Americans. View the recap by clicking here.
• June #HomeHealthChat, co-hosted by Avalere Health, a strategic advisory services firm whose data, analysis and insights help clients across the healthcare industry drive better decisions. View the recap by clicking here.
• May #HomeHealthChat, co-hosted by Lee Goldberg, the Project Director for The Pew Charitable Trusts' Improving End of Life Care Project. View the recap by clicking here.
• April #HomeHealthChat, co-hosted by the Home Care Alliance of Massachusetts, a non-profit trade association of home care agencies that promotes home care as an integral part of the health care delivery system. View the recap by clicking here.
• March #HomeHeathChat, co-hosted by the ElderCare Workforce Alliance, a group of 31 national organizations joined together to address the immediate and future workforce crisis in caring for an aging America. View the recap by clicking here.
• February #HomeHealthChat, co-hosted by Visiting Nurse Associations of America, a national association leading efforts to transform home-based care toward value-based care delivery and payment models. View the recap by clicking here.
• January #HomeHealthChat, co-hosted by Visiting Nurse Association of Ohio, a not-for-profit home healthcare and hospice organization. View the recap by clicking here.
• December #HomeHealthChat, co-hosted by National Quality Forum, leading national collaboration to improve health and healthcare quality through measurement. View the recap by clicking here.
• November #HomeHealthChat, co-hosted by AdvaMed, The Advanced Medical Technology Association, the leading association for medical technology manufacturers. View the recap by clicking here.
• October #HomeHealthChat, co-hosted by Honor. View the recap by clicking here.
• September #HomeHealthChat, co-hosted by Amy Goyer, AARP‘s Family & Caregiving Expert. View the recap by clicking here.
• August #HomeHealthChat, co-hosted by the AARP Public Policy Institute on home health and easing caregiver burden. View the recap by clicking here.
• July #HomeHealthChat, co-hosted by The Visiting Nurse Associations of America on home health quality of patient care star ratings. View the recap by clicking here.
• June #HomeHealthChat on the role of home health in ACOs. View the recap by clicking here.
• May #HomeHealthChat, co-hosted by the Partnership for Quality Home Healthcare on leveraging mobile technology and home care to reduce readmissions. View the recap by clicking here.
• April #HomeHealthChat, co-hosted by Care at Hand on leveraging mobile technology and home care to reduce readmissions. View the recap by clicking here.
• March #HomeHealthChat, co-hosted by BAYADA Home Health Care on caring for pediatric patients in the home. View the recap by clicking here.
• February #HomeHealthChat, co-hosted by Dennis Fortier on home health and a healthy aging brain. View the recap by clicking here.
• January #HomeHealthChat, co-hosted by People for Quality Care on home health partnerships with HME. View the recap by clicking here.

2014 Chats

• December #HomeHealthChat, co-hosted by Dr. Steve Landers on the state of the home health industry. View the recap by clicking here.
• November #HomeHealthChat, co-hosted by Post-Acute Care Center for Research on the topic of  the importance of home health in post-acute care (PAC) transformation. View the recap by clicking here.
• October #HomeHealthChat, co-hosted by Dr. Olga Jarrín on the topic of the next steps for the future of home health. View the recap by clicking here.
• September #HomeHealthChat, co-hosted by Axxess on the topic of the future of home health. View the recap by clicking here.
• August #HomeHealthChat, co-hosted by Long-Term Living Magazine on the topic of home health partnerships with skilled nursing facilities. View the recap by clicking here.
• July #HomeHealthChat, co-hosted by Caring Across Generations on the topic of self care. View the recap by clicking here.
• June #HomeHealthChat, co-hosted by Honeywell HomMed on the topic of self care. View the recap by clicking here.
• May #HomeHealthChat, co-hosted by AARP Home & Family on the topic of living independently at home. View the recap by clicking here.
• April #HomehHealthChat, co-hosted by Carenovate Magazine on the topic of medication management in home health. View the recap by clicking here.
• March #HomehHealthChat, co-hosted by National Alliance for Caregiving on the topic of home health partnerships with family caregivers. View the recap by clicking here.
• February #HomeHealthChat, co-hosted by GreatCall Inc. on the topic of technology for caregivers. View the recap by clicking here. 
• January #HomeHealthChat, co-hosted by the Altarum Institute on the topic of health delivery reform. View the recap by clicking here. 
• December #HomeHealthChat, co-hosted by the National Partnership for Women and Families’ Consumer Partnership for eHealth on the topic of health IT adoption. View the recap by clicking here. 
• November #HomeHealthChat, co-hosted by Urgent Matters on the topic of coordinating care from the emergency department to the home. View the recap by clicking here. 
• October #HomeHealthChat, co-hosted by Billian's HealthDATA on the topic of mobile health and in-home technologies. View the recap by clicking here. 
• September #HomeHealthChat, co-hosted by the Visiting Nurse Service of New York on the topic of Falls Prevention. View the recap by clicking here. 
• August #HomeHealthChat, co-hosted with VNA Health Group on the topic of Patient Safety and Engagement.  View the recap by clicking here. 
• July (Inaugural) #HomeHealthChat, co-hosted with the Partnership for Quality Home Healthcare on the topic of Cost-Effective Home Health. View the recap by clicking here. 

HOW TO PARTICIPATE:

The Alliance hosted a half-hour “How To Twitter Chat” on Thursday, July 18^th at 4 pm ET. The video of the webinar is below. You may also view our handy “How To” Twitter Chat graphic here, which contains all the information to get you connected with the #HomeHealthChat each month.