Improving Individual Patient Care
GHA receives Hospital Engagement Network funding
The Georgia Hospital Association Research and Education Foundation (GHAREF) is one of 26 organizations in the nation to receive funding to reduce hospital-acquired conditions through hospital engagement networks (HEN).
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Beneficiary and Family Centered Care
CMS demonstration project to provide care at home
As many as 10,000 Medicare patients with chronic conditions will soon be able to get most of the care they need at home, as part of a new demonstration announced by CMS.
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Improving Health for Populations and Communities
BCBS finds EHRs led to lower health costs
Blue Cross & Blue Shield says physician practices participating in an EHR pilot program had monthly health care costs that averaged between 17 percent and 33 percent lower per patient.
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Integrate Care for Populations and Communities
Medication errors in transitions into nursing homes
Patients transitioning to a nursing home or other facility are at high risk for medication errors, according to an analysis of 28,000 individual incidents.
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Alliant | GMCF is a non-profit, physician-sponsored organization dedicated to improving the quality of health care throughout Georgia. For more information about Alliant | GMCF, visit www.gmcf.org. |
This material was prepared by Alliant | GMCF, the Medicare Quality Improvement Organization for Georgia, under contract with the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), an agency of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. The contents presented do not necessarily reflect CMS policy. Publication No. 10SOW-GA-QIO-12-02 |
