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Several large corporations are joining efforts to offer their employees personal health records that would be available on the Internet. The move follows a call from HHS for employers to promote Health Information Technology (HIT). Read more >> |
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Georgia needs to improve its performance on Depression Management, and GMCF has tools that can help. Depression is often overlooked in the nursing home setting, and requires a “team approach.” Read more >> |
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Medicare wants to know how incentive payments to home health agencies will affect quality of care. CMS has designed a P4P demonstration project to determine if pay-for-performance results in reduced Acute Care Hospitalization (ACH). Read more >> |
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CMS has completed its “dry run” release of Hospital-Specific Reports on AMI and HF mortality rates. The reports show rates reflecting care for such patients 65 years and older, based on Medicare claims data. Read more >> |
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Volunteering during the holidays offers seniors an opportunity to share their skills and knowledge, while helping the community. That’s the focus of the Eldercare Locator’s “Home for the Holidays” campaign. Read more >> |
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| This material was prepared by GMCF under contract with the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), an agency of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. The contents presented do not necessarily reflect CMS policy. Publication No. 8SOW-GA-QIO-06-16 | ||||