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Non-Fatal Opioid Overdose and Associated Health

Non-Fatal Opioid Overdose and Associated Health Outcomes: Final Summary Report

Non-Fatal Opioid Overdose and Associated Health Outcomes: Final Summary Report Jon Zibbell, PhD, Jennifer Howard, PhD, Sarah Duhart Clarke, BS, Abigail Ferrell, BA, and Sarita L. Karon, PhD RTI International September 2019 Printer Friendly Version in PDF Format (33 PDF pages)
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Non-Fatal Opioid Overdose and Associated Health

Non-Fatal Opioid Overdose and Associated Health Outcomes: Final Summary Report

Non-fatal opioid overdose (NFOO) is a significant cause of opioid-related morbidity in the United States. As the number of NFOOs continues to grow, it is important to understand the short- and long-term consequences of NFOO. This report examines the existing literature on the acute and chronic health and functional outcomes of individuals who expe
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An Assessment of Innovative Models of Peer

An Assessment of Innovative Models of Peer Support Services in Behavioral Health to Reduce Preventable Acute Hospitalization and Readmissions

Recurrent psychiatric hospitalizations and emergency department (ED) utilization is common among those with serious mental illness resulting in excessively high health care costs, and preventable overuse of services. Peer support services are a recognized part of team-based care for behavioral health conditions. This study examines peer support se
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Developing Integrated Managed Care Systems for

Developing Integrated Managed Care Systems for Children with Disabilities: The State of the Art

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Study of the Impact of Monitoring the Health

Study of the Impact of Monitoring the Health Outcomes for Disabled

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Study of the Impact of Monitoring the Health

Study of the Impact of Monitoring the Health Outcomes for Disabled

This study examines the impact of changes in Medicare home health policy mandated by the Balanced Budget Act (BBA) of 1997 on satisfaction with care for disabled Medicare beneficiaries. The BBA mandated major changes in home health payment requiring the implementation of a Prospective Payment System (PPS) and an Interim Payment System (IPS) prior
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The Impact of Private Long-Term Care Insurance

The Impact of Private Long-Term Care Insurance Benefits on Selected Medicare Services

The purpose of this analysis is to gain a better understanding of how having a private LTC insurance policy interacts with and affects the use of Medicare financed home health, skilled nursing and inpatient services. The authors used Medicare claims data and linked it to a sample of 578 community-based disabled elders receiving benefits under thei
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Confronting the New Health Care Crisis: Improving

Confronting the New Health Care Crisis: Improving Health Care Quality and Lowering Costs By Fixing Our Medical Liability System

With rapidly rising health care costs, reforms are needed to make high-quality, affordable health care more widely available. A critical element for providing real relief for both patients and physicians is comprehensive reform of our current medical liability system. Multimillion-dollar judgments have steadily increased insurance premiums for man
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Addressing the New Health Care Crisis: Reforming

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.
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State-Initiated Nursing Home Nurse Staffing

State-Initiated Nursing Home Nurse Staffing Ratios: Annotated Review of the Literature

The purpose of this project is to inform federal and state policymakers about what can be learned about the implementation and enforcement of state minimum nursing staff ratios for nursing homes, and related issues, such as labor shortages and resident casemix. The experiences of states that have already grappled with the complexities of setting,
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State-Initiated Nursing Home Nurse Staffing

State-Initiated Nursing Home Nurse Staffing Ratios: Annotated Review of the Literature

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services State-Initiated Nursing Home Nurse Staffing Ratios: Annotated Review of the Literature Kirsten Black, Barbara Ormond and Jane Tilly Urban Institute May 2003 PDF Version: http://aspe.hhs.gov/daltcp/reports/2003/ratiolit.pdf (43 PDF pages)
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Bar Chart: Year prior to receipt of private

The Impact of Private Long-Term Care Insurance Benefits on Selected Medicare Services

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services The Impact of Private Long-Term Care Insurance Benefits on Selected Medicare Services Jessica Miller, M.S., Boryana Dimitrova, M.A. and Marc Cohen, Ph.D. LifePlans, Inc. March 12, 2002 PDF Version: http://aspe.hhs.gov/daltcp/reports/2002/privimp.pdf (33 PDF pages)
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Confronting the New Health Care Crisis: Improving

Confronting the New Health Care Crisis: Improving Health Care Quality and Lowering Costs By Fixing Our Medical Liability System

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Confronting the New Health Care Crisis:Improving Health Care Quality and Lowering Costs By Fixing Our Medical Liability System U.S. Department of Health and Human ServicesOffice of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation July 25, 2002 PDF Version
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Line Chart: Premium Growth: California vs. U.S.

Addressing the New Health Care Crisis: Reforming the Medical Litigation System to Improve the Quality of Health Care

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Addressing the New Health Care Crisis:Reforming the Medical Litigation System to Improve the Quality of Health Care U.S. Department of Health and Human ServicesOffice of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation March 3, 2003 PDF Version (47 PDF pages)
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Study of the Impact of Monitoring the Health

Study of the Impact of Monitoring the Health Outcomes for Disabled

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Study of the Impact of Monitoring the Health Outcomes for Disabled Nelda McCall, Jodi Korb, Andrew Petersons and Stanley Moore Laguna Research Associates May 2002 PDF Version
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