Ensuring a Qualified Long-Term Care Workforce: From Pre-Employment Screens to On-the-Job Monitoring
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Case Studies of Electronic Health Records in Post-Acute and Long-Term Care
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Toward a National Health Information Infrastructure: A Key Strategy for Improving Quality in Long-Term Care
Marcelline R. Harris, RN, Ph.D., Mayo Clinic
Christopher G. Chute, MD, Dr.P.H., Mayo Clinic
Jennie Harvell, M.Ed., U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Alan White, Ph.D., Abt Associates
Terry Moore, Abt Associates
Long-Term and Post-Acute Care Providers Engaged in Health Information Exchange: Final Report. Attachment J-1. Eastern Maine Health System Pioneer Accountable Care Organization Quality Measures
Description of ACO Measures: Excerpts and Table from CMS "Accountable Care Organization 2013 Program Analysis--Quality Performance Standards Narrative Measure Specifications" Report
Long-Term and Post-Acute Care Providers Engaged in Health Information Exchange: Final Report. Eastern Maine Health System Pioneer Accountable Care Organization
EMHS was selected as one of 32 ACOs under the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation Pioneer ACO initiative, 14 which started in January 2012. Under this five-year arrangement with CMS the EMHS ACO bills Medicare under existing fee-for-service (FFS) rules for their attributed patients during the first two years of the project and then tra
Long-Term and Post-Acute Care Providers Engaged in Health Information Exchange: Final Report. Western New York Beacon Community
The Western New York Beacon Community is one of 17 Beacon Communities funded by the ONC to build and strengthen local HIT infrastructure and test innovative approaches to make measurable improvements in health, care, and cost. The Western New York Beacon Community's efforts focus on improving clinical outcomes and patient safety by using HIT and H
Evaluation of Parity in the Federal Employees Health Benefits (FEHB) Program: Final Report. History of Mental Health Benefits and Parity Experiences in the Federal Government
Federal Legislative Trends Affecting Parity in Mental Health Insurance Coverage
Although Federal legislative initiatives on parity in mental health insurance coverage dates from the 1960s, the 1996 Mental Health Parity Act represents the first Federal parity legislation. Implemented in 1998, this legislation focused on only one aspect of the dif
HHS Guidelines for Ensuring and Maximizing the Quality, Objectivity, Utility, and Integrity of Information Disseminated to the Public. III. Types of Information Disseminated
We make a large number of documents and information available to a variety of audiences. The major types, with examples of each, are provided here.
Public Communications About Risk
As part of our mission to protect the public health and safety, we provide the public with a wide variety of information on risk, including information on food
HHS Guidelines for Ensuring and Maximizing the Quality, Objectivity, Utility, and Integrity of Information Disseminated to the Public
This site describes the HHS Information Quality Guidelines as well as the supporting administrative mechanisms to request correction of information covered under the guidelines. The HHS Guidelines were developed in accordance with the provisions of P.L. 106-554 and OMB government-wide requirements directing all federal agencies to issue guidelines
State Discipline of Physicians: Assessing State Medical Boards thruogh Case Studies
This report describes state medical boards' disciplinary processes, assessed measurement of disciplinary performance, and identified practices that medical boards believe effectively improve their functioning. Finding ways to assess medical boards' performance is important because states have given them a key role in safeguarding medical quality a
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Addressing the New Health Care Crisis: Reforming the Medical Litigation System to Improve the Quality of Health Care
Many Americans enjoy high quality health care. However, we can do better. A number of efforts are currently being initiated to increase access to care, while enhancing even further the quality of care and constraining cost increases. This report summarizes the current issues surrounding the current medical liability system.
medliab.pdf
Understanding Disparities in Persons with Multiple Chronic Conditions: Research Approaches and Datasets. Appendix D - Technical Advisory Group Members
Technical Advisory Group Members
David Bott, PhD
Editor-in-Chief, Medicare & Medicaid Research Review Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Baltimore, MD David.Bott2@cms.hhs.gov (410) 786 – 0249
Sharon Donovan
Understanding Disparities in Persons with Multiple Chronic Conditions: Research Approaches and Datasets. Appendix C – Key Informants
Key Informants
Susan Fleck, RN, MMHS
Government Task Leader Health Disparities Program Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)
Allen Freemont, MD, PhD
Natural Scientist Rand Corporation
Robert Fullilove, EdD, MS
Associate Dean Mailman School of Public Health Columbia University
Accelerating Adoption of Assistive Technology to Reduce Physical Strain among Family Caregivers of the Chronically Disabled Elderly Living at Home. Appendix A. Annotated Bibliography Figures and Tables
FIGURE A-1 . Literature Review Flow Diagram
PubMed/Medline Database Search (n=446)
Improving Care for Populations Disproportionally Affected by Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Dementias. Appendix B. Data Collection Documents
Memorandum to Task Force Members Describing Data Collection Process
August 31, 2012
Dear All,
Improving Care for Populations Disproportionally Affected by Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Dementias. Acronyms
ABA
American Bar Association
ACA
Affordable Care Act
ACL
HHS Administration for Community Living
ADHC
Improving Care for Populations Disproportionally Affected by Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Dementias
The National Plan to Address Alzheimer’s Disease requires the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation (ASPE) and the Administration for Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (AIDD) within the Administration for Community Living (ACL) to establish a task force to create a plan of action to address the needs of specific
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