... within13the Office of the Commissioner of the Food and Drug Ad-14ministration an office to be known as the Office of Wom-15en’s Health (referred to in this section as the ‘Office’).16The Office ... as the Office of Women’s Health (referred to in2610•HR 1784 IH‘‘SEC. 928. OFFICE OF WOMEN’S HEALTH. 1‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established within2the Office of the Director of the Agency ... following:5‘‘SEC. 229. HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES OFFICE ON6WOMEN’S HEALTH. 7‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT OF OFFICE.—There is estab-8lished within the Office of the Secretary an Office on9Women’s Health (referred...
... the healthof women through the establishment of Offices of Women’s Health within the Department of Health and Human Services. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-1tives of ... H. R. 1072 To improve the healthof women through the establishment of Offices of Women’s Health within the DepartmentofHealth and Human Services. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES FEBRUARY15, ... 18Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a Fed-19eral office of women’s health (including the Office of Re-20search on Women’s Healthof the National Institutes of 21 Health) or Federal appointive...
... 86 Office of the Secretary General Departmental Management………… ……………………………………… 89 Office of Medicare Hearings and Appeals………………………… …………………. 91 Office of the National Coordinator for Health ... increase of $412 million, or six percent, to improve access to healthcare in underserved areas and enhance the capacity of the healthcare workforce. IMPROVING ACCESS TO HEALTH CARE IN ... of the Medicare and Medicaid programs and can be an active purchaser of high quality and efficient care. Specifically, $110 million of CMS’ increase is for a new, comprehensive Health Care...
... Use ofhealthcare The aim of this section is to analyse the current use ofhealthcare services by the elderly and the determinants of this utilisation. Indicators for the use ofhealthcare ... development of health expenditures. Better health suggests that the demand for health services and long-term care by the elderly could decrease. Therefore, the development ofhealth hospital dayssupply ... SCHULZ Hospital care and outpatient care are important sectors of the healthcare systems in the participating countries (Table 7). The share ofhealth expenditures for inpatient care is highest...
... DEPARTMENTOFHEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICESCenters for Medicare & Medicaid ServicesOfficial CMS Information forMedicare Fee-For-Service ProvidersRFederally Qualied Health CenterRURAL HEALTH ... WebsitesAmericanHospitalAssociationRural Health Care http://www.aha.org/advocacy-issues/ruralCriticalAccessHospitalsCenterhttp://www.cms.gov/Center/Provider-Type/Critical-Access-Hospitals-Center.htmlDisproportionateShareHospitalhttp://www.cms.gov/Medicare/Medicare-Fee-for-Service-Payment/AcuteInpatientPPS/dsh.htmlFederallyQualied Health CentersCenterhttp://www.cms.gov/Center/Provider-Type/Federally-Qualied -Health- Centers-FQHC-Center.html Health ResourcesandServicesAdministrationhttp://www.hrsa.govHospitalCenterhttp://www.cms.gov/Center/Provider-Type/Hospital-Center.htmlMedicareLearningNetwork®http://go.cms.gov/MLNGenInfoNationalAssociation of Community Health Centershttp://www.nachc.orgNationalAssociation of Rural Health Clinicshttp://www.narhc.orgNationalRural Health Associationhttp://www.ruralhealthweb.orgPhysicianBonuseshttp://www.cms.gov/Medicare/Medicare-Fee-for-Service-Payment/HPSAPSAPhysicianBonusesRuralAssistanceCenterhttp://www.raconline.orgRural Health ClinicsCenterhttp://www.cms.gov/Center/Provider-Type/Rural -Health- Clinics-Center.htmlSwingBedProvidershttp://www.cms.gov/Medicare/Medicare-Fee-for-Service-Payment/SNFPPS/SwingBed.htmlTelehealthhttp://www.cms.gov/Medicare/Medicare-General-Information/TelehealthU.S.CensusBureauhttp://www.census.govRegional Of ce ... WebsitesAmericanHospitalAssociationRural Health Care http://www.aha.org/advocacy-issues/ruralCriticalAccessHospitalsCenterhttp://www.cms.gov/Center/Provider-Type/Critical-Access-Hospitals-Center.htmlDisproportionateShareHospitalhttp://www.cms.gov/Medicare/Medicare-Fee-for-Service-Payment/AcuteInpatientPPS/dsh.htmlFederallyQualied Health CentersCenterhttp://www.cms.gov/Center/Provider-Type/Federally-Qualied -Health- Centers-FQHC-Center.html Health ResourcesandServicesAdministrationhttp://www.hrsa.govHospitalCenterhttp://www.cms.gov/Center/Provider-Type/Hospital-Center.htmlMedicareLearningNetwork®http://go.cms.gov/MLNGenInfoNationalAssociation of Community Health Centershttp://www.nachc.orgNationalAssociation of Rural Health Clinicshttp://www.narhc.orgNationalRural Health Associationhttp://www.ruralhealthweb.orgPhysicianBonuseshttp://www.cms.gov/Medicare/Medicare-Fee-for-Service-Payment/HPSAPSAPhysicianBonusesRuralAssistanceCenterhttp://www.raconline.orgRural Health ClinicsCenterhttp://www.cms.gov/Center/Provider-Type/Rural -Health- Clinics-Center.htmlSwingBedProvidershttp://www.cms.gov/Medicare/Medicare-Fee-for-Service-Payment/SNFPPS/SwingBed.htmlTelehealthhttp://www.cms.gov/Medicare/Medicare-General-Information/TelehealthU.S.CensusBureauhttp://www.census.govRegional...
... Transforming Your Care A Review ofHealth and Social Care in Northern Ireland 33 billion of funding by 2014/15 to cope with this combination of growing demand for care and inflating ... ChangePoorer Care & TreatmentPoorer Health Outcomes Difficulties Meeting Future Health NeedsFailing the Health and Social Care WorkforceIncreasing Pressure on Health and Social Care Instability ... number of the issues with the HSC in NI are common in other areas of the UK. Healthcare for London, A Framework for Action was a review into the healthcare delivered to the population of London,...
... drinking 2 liters of water per day containing 0.59 nanograms of DDT per liter of water (1 nanogram is one billionth of a gram) and eating 6.5 grams of fish and shellfish per day (from waters ... assesses the significance of toxicity data to human health. Chapter 3: Health Effects: Specific health effects of a given hazardous compound are reported by type of health effect (death, systemic, ... process of development to determine levels of exposure that present a significant risk to human health of acute, subacute, and chronic health effects; and Where appropriate, identification of...
... subsection (f), within the Office16 of the Administrator of the Health Resources and Services17Administration, an office to be known as the Office of1 8Women’s Health. The Office shall be headed ... Women’s Health and com-14posed of senior level representatives from each of the15agencies and offices of the Departmentof Health1 6and Human Services;17‘‘(5) establish a National Women’s Health ... cited as the ‘‘Women’s Health Office2Act of 2002’’.3SEC. 2. HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES OFFICE ON WOM-4EN’S HEALTH. 5(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—Part A of title II of the Pub-6lic Health Service Act (42...
... Policies and ProtocolsBureau of Tuberculosis ControlNew York City DepartmentofHealth and Mental HygieneI. INTRODUCTION TO THE 4TH EDITIONNew York City DepartmentofHealth and Mental Hygiene13Rifapentine ... degree of accuracy. The use of genetic fingerprinting hasincreased our understanding of the epidemiology of TB transmission, rates of laboratory contamina-tion (see below) and the role of reinfection ... component of TB control; itis the ongoing collection, analysis, interpretationand dissemination ofhealth data essential to thedevelopment and evaluation of public health programs. The objectives of...
... of the quality ofhealth care provided by a healthcare entity, provider, or supplier; and (d) Has due process mechanisms available to healthcare entities, providers, or suppliers. Professional ... contracts, provides healthcare services. Health care supplier means, for purposes of this part, a provider of medical and other healthcare services as described in section 1861(s) of the Social ... we replaced the phrase ‘ health care entity means’’ with ‘ healthcare entity means, for the purposes of this part.’’ Health care practitioner, licensed health care practitioner, licensed...
... Through a statewide network of regional offices, the MSDH provides comprehensive care to patients who are under the careof a physician and who require the skills of health professionals on an intermittent ... Objectives: • Increase the percentage of patients who stay at home after an episode of home healthcare ends by 1%. 9Home Health Need: Home care is often a desirable, cost-effective, and ... the percentage of patients who stay at home after an episode of home healthcare ends by 1%. • Decrease the percentage of patients who are admitted to the hospital during a home health episode...
... use of restraints and pressure ulcers in nursing homes, and monitor quality of care and health quality measures under the purview of the Quality Improvement Organizations. The DepartmentofHealth ... variety of research projects, demonstrations, and evaluations designed to improve the quality of healthcare furnished to Medicare and Medicaid beneficiaries and slow the cost ofhealthcare spending. ... accessible to providers. The use of electronic health records (EHRs) is expected to facilitate improvements in the quality ofhealth care, prevent unnecessary healthcare spending, and reduce medical...
... the Departmentof Health, the Department of Medical Assistance Services (DMAS), the Departmentof Behavioral Health and Developmental Services (DBHDS, formerly the Departmentof Mental Health, ... Source: Virginia DepartmentofHealth Division ofHealth Statistics compiled by the Office of Family Health Services, Division of Women’s and Infants’ Health, 2004-08. 50four percent of women experienced ... made up of representatives from each of the six OFHS divisions (Division of Women’s and Infants’ Health, Division of Child and Adolescent Health, Division of Dental Health, Division of Injury...
... 750 families of CYSHCN in each state about • Access to healthcare and unmet needs • CYSHCN health and functioning • HealthCare quality and satisfaction • Impact of child’s health on family ... of the goal of data to action and the engagement of the Secretary ofHealth who placed pediatric asthma on the state’s strategic plan and identified the Southeastern Region as one of the Department ... continuum of care. 23New Mexico Five Year Needs Assessment for the Maternal and Child Health Title V Block Grant Program Family Health Bureau Public Health Division Department...