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Reimbursement of Mental Health Services in Primary Care Settings

Author : Donna Mauch

Publisher : DIANE Publishing

Page : 60 pages

File Size : 31,7 MB

Release : 2011-04

Category : Health & Fitness

ISBN : 1437929281

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In 2005¿06 a study identified the barriers to, and solutions for RMHS. This study was divided into two parts. The first part is a White Paper background report which identifies the barriers to successful provision of RMHS. The second part convened a Expert Forum who reviewed the White Paper, and suggested actions to reduce those barriers. This Final Report incorporates their deliberations and addresses the following: Describes the purpose and rationale of the project; Outlines the project¿s tasks; Details findings from the White Paper; Summarizes the June 2006 Expert Forum discussion; and Provides suggested actions to the Fed. gov¿t. on steps to overcome existing or perceived barriers to RMHS. Illustrations. This is a print on demand report.



Reimbursement of Mental Health Services in Primary Care Settings

Author : U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

Publisher : Lulu.com

Page : 60 pages

File Size : 18,45 MB

Release : 2019-11-23

Category : Reference

ISBN : 1794763562

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Implementing these practical and largely achievable suggestions will improve access to timely and targeted mental health services in primary care settings. Program and clinical experts agree that the early prevention and treatment of mental disorders will result in decreases in individual suffering, family burden, and medical costs. This project provided an important opportunity to review policy and service-delivery change mechanisms aimed at improving the reimbursement of mental health services in primary care settings. By using knowledge from a variety of individuals and settings and combining empirical research with qualitative interviews and the Expert Forum proceedings, this project identified areas where Federal agencies, states, provider organizations, and commissioner associations can clarify, collaborate, educate, and provide support to improve the reimbursement of and access to mental health services in primary care settings.



The Role of Human Factors in Home Health Care

Author : National Research Council

Publisher : National Academies Press

Page : 322 pages

File Size : 39,45 MB

Release : 2010-11-14

Category : Medical

ISBN : 0309156297

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The rapid growth of home health care has raised many unsolved issues and will have consequences that are far too broad for any one group to analyze in their entirety. Yet a major influence on the safety, quality, and effectiveness of home health care will be the set of issues encompassed by the field of human factors research-the discipline of applying what is known about human capabilities and limitations to the design of products, processes, systems, and work environments. To address these challenges, the National Research Council began a multidisciplinary study to examine a diverse range of behavioral and human factors issues resulting from the increasing migration of medical devices, technologies, and care practices into the home. Its goal is to lay the groundwork for a thorough integration of human factors research with the design and implementation of home health care devices, technologies, and practices. On October 1 and 2, 2009, a group of human factors and other experts met to consider a diverse range of behavioral and human factors issues associated with the increasing migration of medical devices, technologies, and care practices into the home. This book is a summary of that workshop, representing the culmination of the first phase of the study.



The Future of Nursing 2020-2030

Author : National Academies of Sciences Engineering and Medicine

Publisher :

Page : pages

File Size : 22,33 MB

Release : 2021-09-30

Category :

ISBN : 9780309685061

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The decade ahead will test the nation's nearly 4 million nurses in new and complex ways. Nurses live and work at the intersection of health, education, and communities. Nurses work in a wide array of settings and practice at a range of professional levels. They are often the first and most frequent line of contact with people of all backgrounds and experiences seeking care and they represent the largest of the health care professions. A nation cannot fully thrive until everyone - no matter who they are, where they live, or how much money they make - can live their healthiest possible life, and helping people live their healthiest life is and has always been the essential role of nurses. Nurses have a critical role to play in achieving the goal of health equity, but they need robust education, supportive work environments, and autonomy. Accordingly, at the request of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, on behalf of the National Academy of Medicine, an ad hoc committee under the auspices of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine conducted a study aimed at envisioning and charting a path forward for the nursing profession to help reduce inequities in people's ability to achieve their full health potential. The ultimate goal is the achievement of health equity in the United States built on strengthened nursing capacity and expertise. By leveraging these attributes, nursing will help to create and contribute comprehensively to equitable public health and health care systems that are designed to work for everyone. The Future of Nursing 2020-2030: Charting a Path to Achieve Health Equity explores how nurses can work to reduce health disparities and promote equity, while keeping costs at bay, utilizing technology, and maintaining patient and family-focused care into 2030. This work builds on the foundation set out by The Future of Nursing: Leading Change, Advancing Health (2011) report.



Medical and Dental Expenses

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Page : 20 pages

File Size : 50,18 MB

Release : 1990

Category : Income tax deductions for medical expenses

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Crossing the Quality Chasm

Author : Institute of Medicine

Publisher : National Academies Press

Page : 359 pages

File Size : 46,77 MB

Release : 2001-07-19

Category : Medical

ISBN : 0309132967

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Second in a series of publications from the Institute of Medicine's Quality of Health Care in America project Today's health care providers have more research findings and more technology available to them than ever before. Yet recent reports have raised serious doubts about the quality of health care in America. Crossing the Quality Chasm makes an urgent call for fundamental change to close the quality gap. This book recommends a sweeping redesign of the American health care system and provides overarching principles for specific direction for policymakers, health care leaders, clinicians, regulators, purchasers, and others. In this comprehensive volume the committee offers: A set of performance expectations for the 21st century health care system. A set of 10 new rules to guide patient-clinician relationships. A suggested organizing framework to better align the incentives inherent in payment and accountability with improvements in quality. Key steps to promote evidence-based practice and strengthen clinical information systems. Analyzing health care organizations as complex systems, Crossing the Quality Chasm also documents the causes of the quality gap, identifies current practices that impede quality care, and explores how systems approaches can be used to implement change.



Evidence-Based Medicine and the Changing Nature of Health Care

Author : Institute of Medicine

Publisher : National Academies Press

Page : 202 pages

File Size : 25,89 MB

Release : 2008-09-06

Category : Medical

ISBN : 0309113695

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Drawing on the work of the Roundtable on Evidence-Based Medicine, the 2007 IOM Annual Meeting assessed some of the rapidly occurring changes in health care related to new diagnostic and treatment tools, emerging genetic insights, the developments in information technology, and healthcare costs, and discussed the need for a stronger focus on evidence to ensure that the promise of scientific discovery and technological innovation is efficiently captured to provide the right care for the right patient at the right time. As new discoveries continue to expand the universe of medical interventions, treatments, and methods of care, the need for a more systematic approach to evidence development and application becomes increasingly critical. Without better information about the effectiveness of different treatment options, the resulting uncertainty can lead to the delivery of services that may be unnecessary, unproven, or even harmful. Improving the evidence-base for medicine holds great potential to increase the quality and efficiency of medical care. The Annual Meeting, held on October 8, 2007, brought together many of the nation's leading authorities on various aspects of the issues - both challenges and opportunities - to present their perspectives and engage in discussion with the IOM membership.







Primary Care and Public Health

Author : Institute of Medicine

Publisher : National Academies Press

Page : 212 pages

File Size : 22,10 MB

Release : 2012-07-19

Category : Medical

ISBN : 0309255201

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Ensuring that members of society are healthy and reaching their full potential requires the prevention of disease and injury; the promotion of health and well-being; the assurance of conditions in which people can be healthy; and the provision of timely, effective, and coordinated health care. Achieving substantial and lasting improvements in population health will require a concerted effort from all these entities, aligned with a common goal. The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) requested that the Institute of Medicine (IOM) examine the integration of primary care and public health. Primary Care and Public Health identifies the best examples of effective public health and primary care integration and the factors that promote and sustain these efforts, examines ways by which HRSA and CDC can use provisions of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to promote the integration of primary care and public health, and discusses how HRSA-supported primary care systems and state and local public health departments can effectively integrate and coordinate to improve efforts directed at disease prevention. This report is essential for all health care centers and providers, state and local policy makers, educators, government agencies, and the public for learning how to integrate and improve population health.