Welcome to the Yale New Haven Health System Center for Healthcare Solutions (YNHHS-CHS) monthly newsletter. The featured articles reflect our mission to provide practical and cost-efficient solutions to today's healthcare challenges. |
 I Believe in Zero CLABSIs
The Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology has teamed with Dr. Peter Pronovost on the I Believe In Zero CLABSIs campaign.
AHRQ Patient Centered Medical Home Resource Center
AHRQ launches Patient Centered Medical Home Resource Center to provide policymakers and researchers with access to evidence based resources that will serve as a starting point for learning about the medical home and its components and the role it plays in the enhancement of healthcare delivery.
Click here to view this new resource center.
The Affordable Care Act: What does it mean for me?
The new federal website Healthcare.gov provides access to information that will show you how the Affordable Care Act can help increase your health security and give you more control over your own health. Specific information is available for families with children, individuals, people with disabilities, young adults, seniors and employers.
Talking Quality - Guidance for Sponsors of Consumer Reports on Health Care Quality AHRQ provides information to help report sponsors better understand their options and select measures that meet their audience.
Click here for more information.
Now Available on the CMS EHR Incentive Programs Website
Get up-to-date and accurate information about the Medicare and Medicaid EHR incentive programs from CMS. The website has new tip sheets for eligible professionals and hospitals.
Click here for more information
Electronic Health Records: What's Taking So Long?
Hospitals have slowly been converting to electronic health records. With more federal stimulus money being requested by President Obama, policy makers want to know how the digital switchover is going and what may be holding up the transition. Researchers from the Harvard School of Public Health and the Massachusetts General Hospital engaged in a study to address those questions.
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The Lucian Leape Institute Third Annual Forum and Gala will be held September 16, 2010, in Boston, MA.
The AHRQ 2010 Annual Conference, "Better Care, Better Health: Delivering on Quality for All Americans," will be held
The American Public Health Association Annual Meeting and Exposition, will be held November 6-10, 2010, in Denver, CO.
The Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) Annual Conference will be held February 20-24, 2011, in
Orlando, FL.
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YNHHS-CHS offers services and programs that will help you meet current healthcare standards, priorities and other challenges. Healthcare-focused services include education and training, assessments, planning and program implementation, testing and evaluation in the disciplines of patient safety, healthcare associated infections, background check systems, health information technology and emergency management. For more information, please visit www.ynhhs.org/chs or email center@yhh.org.
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