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The guide is based on the learning that emerged from a multi-year pilot project that aimed to reduce chronic disease readmissions. PRHI Strategic Initiatives Consultant Harold D. Miller helped a community hospital and two large primary care physician practices achieve significant reductions in…
This study examined SSDI applications between 2005 and 2006, focusing on a 'natural experiment' that arises from the disability determination process itself: Some of the disability examiners who decide these cases are more stringent than others.
2011 Guidelines
Larry Phillips, D.C.S.W., Program Manager Behavioral Health, St. Anthony Hospital, an SSM facility, Oklahoma City, OK
Mark Eastburg, Ph.D., President & CEO, Pine Rest Christian Mental Health Services, Grand Rapids, MI
Timeline
Under ARRA, hospitals are eligible for Medicaid or Medicare incentive payments in 2011 and subject to penalties in 2015.
HIT "Meaningful Use" Resources
We know you use EHRs and other technology in ways that are meaningful to your patients and communities. But do you meet the federal requirements of "meaningful use"?
The One-Year Extension for Complying with HIPAA's Standards for Electronic Transactions: How Does it Affect You?
Overview of the New Law
KEEPING OUR MEDICAL PRIVACY PROMISES
Fact Sheet on the Practical Effects of the Original Rule -- and How Proposed Modifications Will Make It More Effective for Patients and Providers
Hospitals welcome proposed changes to medical privacy rules because we care for an
AHA Response to the Dececember 2018 HIPAA RFI (December 12, 2019)
AHA/AHIMA Webinar: Engaging Patients Through Access to Their Medical Records (November 15, 2016)