Everyone needs a pat on the back and recognition for a job well done. HHN has had this happen, not just once but three times this year by winning three prestigious editorial awards from the American Society of Health Publication Editors (ASHPE). The awards are special because they recognize the "best of the best" in the healthcare publication field. The three winning authors are all HHN editorial board members who, like their fellow board members, generously give of their time and talents to share essential information with their home care colleagues and put vital material in the nursing literature.
Gold Award Winner, Best How-to Article: Ten Ways to Lose Your Medicare Certification (May 2003, Kathy Duckett, author)
Kathy Duckett, BSN, RN, has over 25 years of home care experience in both the for-profit and not-for-profit arenas. She has been a staff nurse, home care supervisor, director of nurses, area director of healthcare services, and manager of a multimillion-dollar agency She has practiced in hospice, private duty, high technology companies, and Medicare-based agencies as well as specialty programs including pediatric and psychiatric nursing. Ms. Duckett is a national consultant and speaker as well as the creator of many patient and professional education programs, articles for nurses and physicians, and a one-woman show based on Florence Nightingale's Life.
Silver Award, Best Case History: The Cardiac Connection Program (October 2003, Rhonda Chetney, author)
Rhonda Chetney, MS, RN, is the Director of Clinical Operations at Sentara Home Care Services in Chesapeake, Virginia. Her 18-year home care career has grown into pioneering numerous telehealth projects since 1995. Ms. Chetney has been HHN's Telehealth Department Editor for the past 2 years; she is a speaker at national conferences, serves on the home health committee for the American Telehealth Association, and is a member of the Association of Telehealth Providers.
Bronze Award, Best Regular Column: Signposts for Compliance (Rebecca Friedman Zuber, editor)
Rebecca Friedman Zuber, MA, BSW, consults with home care providers on regulatory compliance and quality initiatives. Ms. Zuber formed her company after 12 years in government, 7 of which were spent directing the home care licensure and Medicare certification programs in Illinois. She currently serves as a regulatory consultant to the Illinois Home Care Council, and the Post Acute Care Constituency Section of the Illinois Hospital Association. Ms. Zuber also works directly with provider clients. She lectures and publishes extensively on OASIS, PPS, OBQI, and other regulatory topics, and has been HHN's "Signposts for Compliance" editor for the past 6 years.