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Objective 3.3 - Increase the Availability of

HHS Strategic Goals and Objectives - FY 2001 . Objective 3.3 - Increase the Availability of Primary Health Care Services for Underserved Population

How We Will Accomplish Our Objective We will increase the supply of health care providers, including under-represented minorities, who are likely to locate and remain in underserved communities most in need of primary health care services. Our efforts will focus on financial support for:
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Objective 3.2 - Eliminate Disparities in Health

HHS Strategic Goals and Objectives - FY 2001 . Objective 3.2 - Eliminate Disparities in Health Access and Outcomes

How We Will Accomplish Our Objective We will work with state governments to reduce the disparity in health insurance coverage through improved outreach and enrollment efforts to minority groups in our Medicaid and State Children's Health Insurance Program.
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Objective 3.1 - Increase the Percentage of the

HHS Strategic Goals and Objectives - FY 2001 . Objective 3.1 - Increase the Percentage of the Nation's Children and Adults Who Have Health Insurance Coverage

How We Will Accomplish Our Objective We will continue to assist states in their efforts to promote and publicize the opportunity for eligible children and adults to enroll in Medicaid. Our strategy includes asking states to review their computer systems and eligibility processes to ensure that all families that are eligible for Medicaid bene
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Goal 3 - Improve Access to Health Services and

HHS Strategic Goals and Objectives - FY 2001 . Goal 3 - Improve Access to Health Services and Ensure the Integrity of the Nation's Health Entitlement and Safety Net Programs

In addition to changing behavior and reducing environmental health risks, improving health in the United States involves assuring that everyone has access to health care. The focus of Goal 3 is to promote increased access to health care, especially for persons who are uninsured, underserved, or otherwise have health care needs that are not adequat
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Objective 2.5 - Increase the Proportion of Older

HHS Strategic Goals and Objectives - FY 2001 . Objective 2.5 - Increase the Proportion of Older Americans Who Stay Active and Healthy

How We Will Accomplish Our Objective We will support an initiative to prevent falls--a leading cause of functional decline in the elderly. Our strategy will focus on:
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Objective 2.3 - Improve the Healthy Development

HHS Strategic Goals and Objectives - FY 2001 . Objective 2.3 - Improve the Healthy Development and Learning Readiness of Preschool Children

How We Will Accomplish Our Objective To promote learning readiness of preschool children from low income families, we will work to improve access to and the quality of developmental services. The core of this strategy will be:
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The HHS Strategic Goals and Objectives

HHS Strategic Goals and Objectives - FY 2001 . The HHS Strategic Goals and Objectives

GOAL 1:
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Goals, Objectives, and Strategies

HHS Strategic Goals and Objectives - FY 2001 . Goals, Objectives, and Strategies

The Department has established six goals to fulfill its mission: Goal 1
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Strategic Goals

HHS Strategic Goals and Objectives - FY 2001 . Strategic Goals

In a society that is diverse in culture, language, and ethnicity, HHS manages an array of programs that aim to eliminate disparities in health status and access to health services and that increase opportunities for disadvantaged individuals to work and lead productive lives. These programs have strong foundations in basic and applied science, and
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Appendix A. Facility Characteristics

A Description of Board and Care Facilities, Operators, and Residents. Appendix A. Facility Characteristics

Data from the two operator instruments are displayed in the exhibits in Appendix A. Tables A-1 through A-8 summarize board and care facility characteristics by facility licensure status and size. The tables present point estimates (usually percentages) with standard errors. Additionally, we performed chi-square tests for differences between lice
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6.8 Psychotropic Drug Use

A Description of Board and Care Facilities, Operators, and Residents. 6.8 Psychotropic Drug Use

Approximately 43 percent of board and care residents were prescribed and 41 percent used at least one psychotropic agent, primarily on a routinely scheduled basis. On average, residents were prescribed 0.64 (SE = 0.06) and used 0.59 (SE = 0.05) different psychotropic drugs. While some residents used no psychotropics, others use as many as six. Fiv
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Participants

State Nursing Home Quality Improvement Programs: Site Visit and Synthesis Report. Participants

Abt staff members Alan White and Donna Hurd spent three days in Jefferson City and Columbia, Missouri in July 2002, meeting with state survey agency staff, ombudsman, provider association staff and members, state Quality Improvement Organization (QIO) staff, QIPMO nurses and developer Marilyn Rantz as well as facility staff who had participated in
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Participants

State Nursing Home Quality Improvement Programs: Site Visit and Synthesis Report. Participants

Abt staff members Deborah Deitz and Donna Hurd accompanied by Jennie Harvell, project Task Order Officer (TOO), conducted discussions in Florida over a three-day period in September 2002, meeting with state survey agency staff, Medicaid staff and researchers, consumer advocates and provider association staff. Researchers were also able to accompan
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APPENDIX K. SUMMARY OF INFORMATION ROUTINELY

Long-Term and Post-Acute Care Providers Engaged in Health Information Exchange: Final Report. Appendix K. Summary of Information Routinely Exchanged by the Three Sites Visited, by CARE Coordination Function

TABLE K-1. HIE Activities for Transitions of Care
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For eligible beneficiaries who are enrolled in

Long-Term and Post-Acute Care Providers Engaged in Health Information Exchange: Final Report. For Eligible Beneficiaries Who are Enrolled in Part a and Part B, Part a Finances Post-institutional Home Health Services Furnished During a Home Health Spell of Illness for up to 100 Visits During a Spell of Illness. Part a Finances up to 100 Visits Furn

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Barriers

Long-Term and Post-Acute Care Providers Engaged in Health Information Exchange: Final Report. Barriers

Barriers to Expansion of Telehealth . The use of telehealth has shown promise for improving patient care management, outcomes and cost, but EMHC identified challenges with the reimbursement structure coupled with high cost of the equipment create challenges for expanding the technologies use across a broader population with a large, rural geog
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Eastern Maine HomeCare

Long-Term and Post-Acute Care Providers Engaged in Health Information Exchange: Final Report. Eastern Maine HomeCare

EMHC is an affiliate and the home care and hospice division of EMHS. In 2012, the EMHC covered nearly 1.37 million miles to make 68,323 home care, hospice, and telehealth visits to 3,300 patients. 4  Lisa Harvey-McPherson, RN, MBA, MPPM is the President and CEO of EMHC and Vice President of Continuum of Care for EMHS. During interviews, EMHS CE
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Executive Summary

Long-Term and Post-Acute Care Providers Engaged in Health Information Exchange: Final Report. Executive Summary

Snapshot of Eastern Maine HomeCare Organization Type: Home care and hospice division of the EMHS. LTPAC Services: Home Health Care and Hospice with Telehealth.
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Hospital Discharge and Admission to Long-Term

Long-Term and Post-Acute Care Providers Engaged in Health Information Exchange: Final Report. Hospital Discharge and Admission to Long-Term Care Facility

Overview
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Health Information Exchange Information Flow

Long-Term and Post-Acute Care Providers Engaged in Health Information Exchange: Final Report. Health Information Exchange Information Flow

Table I-5 describes the information exchange activities for Beechwood in three areas: (1) hand-offs in care; (2) shared care; and (3) other administrative exchange. The exchange scenarios are not limited to electronic exchange of information, but encompass any exchange workflow. The summary table provides a synopsis of the HIE activities from the

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