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Impact of State Scope of Practice Laws and Other

Impact of State Scope of Practice Laws and Other Factors on the Practice and Supply of Primary Care Nurse Practitioners

This study assessed individual and state-level factors which affect decisions by Nurse Practitioners (NPs) about whether to practice in primary care. Of particular interest was the impact of state scope of practice (SOP) regulations on elements of NP practice such as patient load, the flow of patient care, and the management of a patient panel dec
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Summary of Long-Term Care Provisions Under the

Summary of Long-Term Care Provisions Under the Health Security Act

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Short Long-Term Care Summary Under the Health Security Act March 1994 PDF Version (9 PDF pages)
An Exploratory Study of Barriers and Incentives

An Exploratory Study of Barriers and Incentives to Improving Labor Force Participation Among Persons with Significant Disabilities: Final Report

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Health Policy for Medically Fragile Children: An

Health Policy for Medically Fragile Children: An Analysis of Factors Impacting Care in Texas

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
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Maryland's Nursing Home Performance

State Nursing Home Quality Improvement Programs: Site Visit and Synthesis Report. Maryland's Nursing Home Performance Evaluation Guide

Maryland also established one of the first state public reporting tools. In 1999, the Maryland General Assembly established the Maryland Health Care Commission (MHCC) to carry out several health care reforms in the state, including development of information on nursing home quality. The MHCC worked with the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene
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References

Evaluation of Parity in the Federal Employees Health Benefits (FEHB) Program: Final Report. References

Ai, C., & Norton, E. C. (2003). Interaction Terms in Logit and Probit Models. Economic Letters (80): 123-129. Agency for Health Care Policy and Research. (1993). Depression in primary care: volume 2. Treatment of major depression . Rockville, MD: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Agency for Health Care Policy and Research. (
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The Changing Health Care System

Standards for Privacy of Individually Identifiable Health Information. Final Privacy Rule Preamble.. The Changing Health Care System

The number of entities who are maintaining and transmitting individually identifiable health information has increased significantly over the last 10 years. In addition, the rapid growth of integrated health care delivery systems requires greater use of integrated health information systems. The health care industry has been transformed from one t
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Appendix A: Bibliography

Public Health Laboratories and Health System Change . Appendix A: Bibliography

Ash OK, Impact of cost cutting on laboratories: new business strategies for laboratories. Clin Chem 1996;42(5):822-826. Association of State and Territorial Public Health Laboratory Directors. Task force report on the public health laboratory - a critical national resource, 1/29/93. Baker EL, Ross D. Information and surveillance systems and co
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Summary of Key Findings

Medicaid and Permanent Supportive Housing for Chronically Homeless Individuals: Emerging Practices From the Field. Summary of Key Findings

Medicaid Eligibility, Enrollment, and Services  
Strategies for Measuring the Quality of

Strategies for Measuring the Quality of Psychotherapy: A White Paper to Inform Measure Development and Implementation

Strategies for Measuring the Quality of Psychotherapy: A White Paper to Inform Measure Development and Implementation Executive Summary May 15, 2014 Jonathan Brown, Sarah Hudson Scholle and Melissa Azur Mathematica Policy Research Abstract
Evaluation of the SAMHSA Primary and Behavioral

Evaluation of the SAMHSA Primary and Behavioral Health Care Integration (PBHCI) Grant Program: Final Report

Early Intervention Financing and Resources: Final

Early Intervention Financing and Resources: Final Report

Opportunities for Engaging Long-Term and Post-

Opportunities for Engaging Long-Term and Post-Acute Care Providers in Health Information Exchange Activities: Exchanging Interoperable Patient Assessment Information

Opportunities for Engaging Long-Term and Post-Acute Care Providers in Health Information Exchange Activities: Exchanging Interoperable Patient Assessment Information Executive Summary Michelle Dougherty, MA, RHIA, CHP AHIMA Foundation Jennie Harvell Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation U.S. Department
Health Care in Transition:

Health Care in Transition: Technology Assessment in the Private Sector

Health Care in Transition: Technology Assessment in the Private Sector Prepared by: Richard Rettig of the RAND Corporation Office of the Assistant Secretary of Planning and Evaluation Agency for Health Care Policy and Research. July, 1996.
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Strategies for Measuring the Quality of

Strategies for Measuring the Quality of Psychotherapy: A White Paper to Inform Measure Development and Implementation

Various types of psychotherapy can benefit people who experience depression, anxiety, and other common mental disorders. However, the extent to which these psychotherapies are available and delivered effectively is largely unknown. In the context of health care reforms that encourage performance measurement, a strong set of measures focused on psy
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Cost and Coverage: The Impact of Implementing

Cost and Coverage: The Impact of Implementing Various State Health Care Reform Proposals Nationally

With 45.7 million uninsured American in 2007, up from 38.4 million in 2000 (U.S. Census Bureau, 2008), health care reform is taking center stage as one of the top priorities for governors, state legislatures, and Congress. In the absence of a cohesive and actionable national health care reform agenda, many states are exploring opportunities to ref
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Cost and Coverage Impacts of the President's

Cost and Coverage Impacts of the President's Health Care Reform Proposal and a Congressional Tax Credit Proposal

This project focuses on modeling the potential impact on states of the various insurance coverage proposals in the President's 2008 Budget, estimating fiscal impacts as well as their potential effects on insurance participation rates. The project also models the potential impacts of a tax credit proposal as outlined in S 1019. [39 PDF pages]
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A. Structural/System Outcomes

Design of a Demonstration of Coordinated Housing, Health and Long-Term Care Services and Supports for Low-Income Older Adults. A. Structural/System Outcomes

Improve services efficiency and coordination between affordable housing and health and long-term care providers and settings, particularly for high risk, medically complex and chronically disabled elders. Improve physical accessibility of housing and help maintaining the physical property. Lower Medicare and Medicaid costs. As
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I. OVERVIEW

Design of a Demonstration of Coordinated Housing, Health and Long-Term Care Services and Supports for Low-Income Older Adults. I. Overview

In 2011, as the baby boomers begin to reach age of 65, their preference to remain as independent for as long as possible and to “age in their communities” underpins the conceptual framework for housing with services for older adults presented here. Consistent with the U.S.
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Design of a Demonstration of Coordinated Housing

Design of a Demonstration of Coordinated Housing, Health and Long-Term Care Services and Supports for Low-Income Older Adults

This conceptual framework examines the possible ways that housing sites can link health and long-term services and supports, and potential ways that HUD and HHS could design a demonstration of such a model. [31 PDF pages]
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