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How are value and health equity connected? The best way to examine the connection between health equity and value is to start by understanding health equity. Health equity is achieved by providing care that does not vary in quality by personal characteristics such as gender, ethnicity, geographic…
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Re: CMS—3346—P, Medicare and Medicaid Programs; Regulatory Provisions To Promote Program Efficiency, Transparency, and Burden Reduction; Proposed Rule (Vol. 83, No. 183), Sept. 20, 2018.
Hold on Tuesday, December 18, 2018
University of Rochester Medicine (URM) is one of the largest facilities for medical treatment and research in upstate New York. URM had deployed a strategy for the Triple Aim goal of providing high-value patient experience but found that programs designed to foster a change in physician behavior…
AHA shares insights on addressing social risk factors with the Department of Health and Human Services
Violence is a significant public health issue and of great concern to hospitals caring for victims of violence. It also is a major concern for those who work in hospitals. Among state-run hospitals, which are predominantly psychiatric and substance abuse hospitals, the most common event leading to…
AHA letter to Congressional leadership expressing support to advance legislation – H.R. 1318/S. 1112 to reduce maternal mortality in the United States.
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