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Q3 2011 RACTrac Results PowerPoint : Exploring the Impact of the RAC Program on Hospitals Nationwide
Results of AHA RACTrac Survey, 3rdQuarter
To perform the study, Health System Change researchers conducted 114 interviews in 2010 with participating organizations, which included 24 physician practices, 48 community pharmacies and three mail-order pharmacies actively transmitting or receiving prescriptions via Surescripts.
Sequestration means that arbitrary reductions in resources for patient care under Medicare will now be set to take effect under the law for the remainder of the decade.
The American Hospital Association has signed on as a partner to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Health Resources and Services Administration's (HRSA) Workplace Partnership for Life campaign, a donor registration campaign.
Frequently Asked Questions regarding implementation of the market reform provisions of the Affordable Care Act, as well as FAQs regarding implementation of the Paul Wellstone and Pete Domenici Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act of 2008
During this 90 minute session, speakers discussed how to effectively engage patients and their families in systems of care at the senior leadership level. Participants heard from a family who was affected by medical error, and how they are actively involved with their local health care organization…
As the largest segment of the health care workforce, with more than 3 million professionals, nurses touch every facet of care � and their impact has been mighty. Here are nine ways the nursing field is changing health care.
Alan D. Aviles, president and chief executive officer of the New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation (HHC), today was named to the Board of Trustees of the American Hospital Association (AHA).
Nearly one-quarter of privately insured colon surgery patients are readmitted to the hospital within three months of discharge at a cost of roughly $9,000 per readmission, according to Johns Hopkins researchers, who've identified a major area for quality improvement and cost reduction in…
Hospital IT departments are facing what one executive calls a 'tsunami of activities, expectations and challenges' and many CIOs are concerned about staff burnout.