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CMS Materials from the November 12, 2009 Provider Education Call on the IRF
Results of AHA Rapid Response Survey, August-September 2009
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Post-Acute Care Case ExamplesThe Section for Long-Term Care & Rehabilitation has identified examples of members who have shared successful Post-Acute Care strategies and best practices that they have implemented to enhance care coordination, improve pat
Throughout discussions under the Health for Life: Better Health, Better Health Care initiative, a clear sense of direction emerged in support of meaningful health care reform that expands coverage, improves the quality of care and care coordination, promotes wellness and preventive care, rewards…
Medicial Liability Reform in Health Care Reform proposals.
The Problem Pneumonia accounts for approximately 15 percent of all hospital-acquired infections and 27 percent of all infections acquired in the medical intensive care unit, according to the CDC. Mortality rates of 20 to 33 percent have been reported. The primary risk factor for hospital-acquired…