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Efforts by a Staten Island nursing home to dramatically improve its performance on pain management have been recognized in an article by the managing editor of the New York/New Jersey division of Nursing Spectrum.

At press time, the U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) was planning to award new, three-year Medicare Quality Improvement Organization (QIO) contracts in all fifty states in time for an August 1 start date.

New York Governor David A. Paterson and legislative leaders in Albany have reached agreement on a series of reforms aimed at improving access to information on disciplinary actions involving physicians, physician assistants and specialist assistants.

IPRO has received a grant through Google's AdWords program. The donated advertising on Google will link users with IPRO's consumer-directed sites.

The New York State Health Accountability Foundation, a partnership between IPRO and the New York Business Group on Health, plans to release its 10th annual Health Care Report Card this fall.

CMS has issued a new rule requiring hospice providers participating in Medicare to implement a quality assessment and improvement system, the Washington Post reports.

IPRO Honors 15 Health Professionals and Organizations for Outstanding Quality Improvement Efforts. Fifteen health care practitioners and providers from across New York State are the recipients of this year's IPRO Quality Awards.

Health IT Might Not Produce Immediate Savings, But It Could Improve Quality of Care, Reduce Health Disparities, According to Analysts

Jun 16, 2008