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'''[[ISO 9000]]''' is a family of standards related to quality management systems and designed to help organizations ensure that they meet the needs of customers and other stakeholders. The standards are published by the [[International Organization for Standardization]] (ISO) and are available through national standards bodies. ISO 9000 deals with the fundamentals of quality management systems, including the eight management principles on which the family of standards is based.
A '''[[home health agency]]''' ('''HHA''') is a public agency, private organization, or a subdivision of such dedicated to providing health care services to people in their residence or in another non-institutional setting. Care may be provided by licensed healthcare professionals who provide medical care needs or by professional caregivers who provide daily care to help to ensure the activities of daily living (ADL's) are met. Often, the term "home health care" is used to distinguish a home health agency's services from personal, non-medical, custodial, or private-duty care services, which are provided by persons who are not nurses, doctors, or other licensed medical personnel.


The global adoption of the ISO 9000 family of standards may be attributable to a number of factors. Many major purchasers require their suppliers to hold ISO 9001 certification. In addition to several stakeholders' benefits, a number of studies have identified significant financial benefits for organizations certified to ISO 9001. Over a million organizations worldwide are independently certified, making ISO 9001 one of the most widely used management tools in the world today. Despite widespread use, however, the ISO certification process has been criticized as being wasteful and not being useful for all organizations. ('''[[ISO 9000|Full article...]]''')<br />
In 2010, over 10,800 Medicare-certified home health agencies operated throughout the United States, serving 3,446,057 beneficiaries over 122,578,603 visits. Services at home health agencies vary widely. Common categories of services include taking and recording vital signs, turning and positioning bed-bound patients, assisting in the self-administration of medication, conducting physical and occupational therapy, and providing medical social work, among other activities. ('''[[Home health agency|Full article...]]''')<br />
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''Recently featured'': [[Health Level 7]], [[ISO/IEC 17025]], [[Good Automated Manufacturing Practice]]
''Recently featured'': [[ISO 9000]], [[Health Level 7]], [[ISO/IEC 17025]]

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A home health agency (HHA) is a public agency, private organization, or a subdivision of such dedicated to providing health care services to people in their residence or in another non-institutional setting. Care may be provided by licensed healthcare professionals who provide medical care needs or by professional caregivers who provide daily care to help to ensure the activities of daily living (ADL's) are met. Often, the term "home health care" is used to distinguish a home health agency's services from personal, non-medical, custodial, or private-duty care services, which are provided by persons who are not nurses, doctors, or other licensed medical personnel.

In 2010, over 10,800 Medicare-certified home health agencies operated throughout the United States, serving 3,446,057 beneficiaries over 122,578,603 visits. Services at home health agencies vary widely. Common categories of services include taking and recording vital signs, turning and positioning bed-bound patients, assisting in the self-administration of medication, conducting physical and occupational therapy, and providing medical social work, among other activities. (Full article...)

Recently featured: ISO 9000, Health Level 7, ISO/IEC 17025