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Recommendation #1 Hospital leaders should ensure that assessments of the health needs and resources in their community include specific attention to behavioral illness. Psychiatric Emergency Department Provides More Timely, Appropriate Care Howard County General Hospital, Columbia, MD Summary
Recommendation 3Hospital leaders should encourage and actively participate in 1) developing a community-wide and/or regional plan for persons with behavioral health disorders and 2) coordinating community agencies addressing behavioral health needs.Recommendation 3aHospital leaders should work with…
As senators continue debating an economic recovery package today, a battle is brewing over an AHA-backed amendment related to FMAP funds.
The Economic Recovery Bill: A Detailed Look at the Key Hospital Issues
This roadmap highlights the legislation of interest to hospitals that ismoving on several fronts this week: SCHIP, and the EconomicRecovery package.
Among the top priorities of the new Administration and Congress is the enactment of a legislative package aimed at stimulating the nation's ailing economy. The AHA has been working hard to ensure that issues important to hospitals are included in such a bill.
Late last year, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services \(CMS\) released the 2009 final physician fee schedule and other Medicare Part B revisions regulation. The final rule took effect January 1. Major provisions of the rule are highlighted in this advisory.
Migrant Health Promotion strives to improve the ability of migrant farm worker families to live healthy lives within healthy communities. CHP and other Catholic health systems have supported the organization's efforts over the years and are working to forge a closer relationship.
Hospitals play a vital role in our nation’s communities, not only for the health care they provide, but also for the economic contribution they make. Hospitals are not immune to the effects of economic downturns. When the economy weakens, hospitals see fewer elective cases, provide more charity…
Infant mortality remains a major concern in Milwaukee. The 'Baby Safe Sleep' program , which is funded entirely by the St. Joseph Foundation, addresses one of the key causes of infant mortality--unsafe sleep environments. Under the program, St. Joseph provides education to new parents about the…