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MedPAC indicated that it will not consider the impact of sequestration in its update process until next year, for its FY 2016 recommendations. The AHA is extremely troubled by this framework, which represents an inaccurate and misleading picture of Medicare payments and provider margins.
Despite the compelling policy and business environments for EHR adoption and implementation, the Dr. Perlin and the other authors highlight common logistical and conceptual challenges hindering investment decisions. They suggest that a standard model that allows for consistent comparison across EHR…
AHA files a friend-of-the-court brief urging the Colorado Supreme Court to uphold a July 2012 appeals court decision supporting the governor's authority to exercise the opt out of Medicare's physician supervision requirement for certified registered nurse anesthetists to improve access to care for…
What is it?Our Health – a nonprofit affiliated with Valley Health System – holds Healthy Living and Farmers’ Market Events on the first Wednesday of each month, in season. Local farmers bring fresh produce and baked goods to the Our Health campus, and nonprofit agencies set up booths with…
What is it?Valley Health System’s Critical Incident Stress Management (CISM) Team is a form of peer support and emotional first aid that provides caregivers and other groups a jump-start back to resilience and balance after a critical incident. Debriefings are provided by three trained team members…