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Foundation Releases Comprehensive Regional Health Care Report Card
Health Accountability Foundation's Online Report Card Provides Information on New York, New Jersey, Rhode Island, Connecticut, Vermont HMO Quality, Cost; Hospital Quality, Mortality, Payments
IPRO's Renato Estrella Installed as 2008-09 President of New York Health Information Management Association
IPRO's Renato Estrella, MSHA RHIA, Director, Health Information Management, Federal/Medicare Health Care Assessment, was installed as President of the New York Health Information Management Association, Inc. (NYHIMA) for 2008-09 during the association's awards banquet this summer, at the Saratoga Hilton Hotel in Saratoga Springs, New York.
Majority of Americans Believe US Health Care System Should be Changed or Rebuilt Entirely
An overwhelming majority of Americans believe the U.S. health care system should be changed fundamentally or rebuilt entirely, according to a survey of 1,004 adults conducted by Harris Interactive and released in August by the Commonwealth Fund.
CMS' Hospital Mortality Data Now Shows Risk-Standardized Mortality Rate by Individual Institution
Hospital mortality data recently made available by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services include for the first time each institution's risk-standardized mortality rate, an estimate of the certainty of that rate and the number of cases included in the computations.
Sea View Hospital Rehabilitation Center and Home Recognized in Nursing Spectrum for Dramatic Improvements in Pain Management Performance
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.
New York Governor David A. Paterson and Legislative Leaders Reach Agreement on Reforms to Improve Access to Information on Disciplinary Actions Involving Physicians, Physician Assistants and Specialist Assistants
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 Receives Google's AdWords Grant
IPRO has received a grant through Google's AdWords program. The donated advertising on Google will link users with IPRO's consumer-directed sites.
New York State Health Accountability Foundation Plans to Release 10th Annual Health Care Report Card this Fall
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.