Institute for Continuing Education

Home Healthcare Administration

Course Objectives

Upon successful completion of this module, you will be able to:

• Describe the history, evolution, and current landscape of home health care in the United States.
• Identify the regulatory, licensure, and accreditation standards governing home health agencies.
• Explain the organizational structures and operational models used in home health administration.
• Apply principles of financial management, including reimbursement models and revenue cycle processes specific to home health.
• Implement quality assurance and performance improvement frameworks in the home health setting.
• Discuss effective workforce management strategies, including supervision, competency, and retention.
• Evaluate the role of health information technology and telehealth in home health operations.
• Apply ethical, legal, and risk management principles to home health practice and administration.
• Describe care coordination models and interdisciplinary team collaboration in home-based care.
• Analyze emerging trends and challenges shaping the future of home health care administration.

Course Information

The medical community universally recognizes long-term home oxygen as essential therapy for hypoxemic, chronic lung disease patients. Important scientific studies prove that chronically hypoxemic persons live longer when they receive oxygen continuously at home. In addition, most individuals with chronic lung disease gain even more when their home oxygen is portable.

Pulmonary rehabilitation experts tell us that patients are healthier and enjoy life more when they are active, mobile, and participating in daily activities. For patients needing oxygen, portable systems combine the proven benefits of continuous oxygen therapy and pulmonary rehabilitation: they live longer, require fewer hospitalizations, and enjoy a higher quality of life.

Most patients with portable systems also need a stationary oxygen source. They use the stationary source for most of the day, during sleep and wakeful rest. Some stationary systems can be moved with relative ease from room to room. Patients will then switch to portable oxygen for mobility when exercising, shopping, going to work, and even when traveling.