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  • REAL Reform: HANYS' 2007 State Advocacy Agenda March 12, 2007

  • When Will It End? Eight Straight Years of Losses for New York's Hospitals March 12, 2007

  • 2006-2007 Community Health Initiatives Across New York State November 17, 2006

  • What's at Stake: The Impact of New York's Hospitals on the Economy and Our Communities May 31, 2006
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    AHRQ
    • The Patient Safety and Quality Improvement Act of 2005 December 6, 2005

    • Study discusses the legal aspects of providers sharing information on medical errors November 2, 2005

    • Patient safety problems increase when hospital profit margins decline over time November 1, 2005

    • Inpatient Quality Indicators September 13, 2005

    • Patient Safety Indicators September 7, 2005
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      Commonwealth Fund
      • Public Views on Shaping the Future of the U.S. Health Care System September 4, 2006

      • Quality of Care in For-Profit and Not-for-Profit Health Plans Enrolling Medicare Beneficiaries February 21, 2006

      • Rising Out-of-Pocket Spending for Medical Care:  A Growing Strain on Family Budgets February 21, 2006

      • Defining High Performance December 6, 2005
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        HFMA
        • Meeting the Challenge of Consumer-Directed Plans November 14, 2005

        • Time for a Price Check? October 5, 2005

        • A Strategy for Defensible, Sustainable Prices: Roundtable discussion on the importance of capital allocation in combination with strategic pricing as a viable method of hospital price setting. May 2, 2005

        • Ushering In the Future. Using collaboration and communication to implement strategic technology planning in health care facilities. May 2, 2005

        • Statement on the Attributes of Tax Exempt Hospitals: Testimony emphasizing the importance of hospital community service, bad debt and charity care at a Ways and Means Committee Hearing. May 2, 2005

        • White Paper: EC Management Guide. Guide for administrators to implement sound environment of care plans in their facilities. March 1, 2005

        • Hospitals Share Insights to Improve Financial Policies for Uninsured and Underinsured Patients February 1, 2005
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          Kaiser Network
          • Treatment of Severe Chronic Illness: What Explains Cost and Quality Variations? Should We Be Concerned? September 4, 2006

          • Ask the Experts: Price Transparency July 10, 2006

          • Beyond the $10 Aspirin:  How Well Does Our Hospital Financing System Work? February 22, 2006

          • Disciplining Health Care Costs by Demanding Better Value February 21, 2006

          • Forum on Medicare Drug Benefit's Early Progress February 21, 2006
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            Medical Economics Magazine
            • Will this Stark Workaround Work? September 12, 2006

            • What would you do? New Issues In medical Ethics August 17, 2006

            • Is Whistleblowing Worth It? February 22, 2006

            • EHRs: Will Relaxing Stark Bind You Tighter? February 22, 2006

            • A New Role for Doctors February 22, 2006

            • When there's no money for raises December 12, 2005

            • 10 great programs for your PDA December 7, 2005

            • Technology Consult - Not Sold on EHRs? Think Katrina and Rita December 5, 2005

            • Malpractice: Can you spot potential plaintiffs? December 1, 2005

            • Clip and Copy: Getting Insurers to Pay Up November 8, 2005

            • Pay for Performance: How Fast Is it Spreading? November 3, 2005

            • Are Your Hospital Reports Online Yet? October 20, 2005

            • Capitation or Fee-For-Service: Which Pays Better? October 10, 2005

            • Malpractice: If You're the Deepest Pocket September 20, 2005

            • Hospitalists: Communication is the Key September 7, 2005

            • Is Utah the new Oregon? August 1, 2005

            • 10 ways to guarantee a lawsuit July 1, 2005

            • Medical Economics - How to pay for your EHR March 4, 2005

            • Malpractice: Will a Jury Think Money Clouds Your Judgment? March 4, 2005
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              MCOL
              • Hospital Settles False Claims Alleging Management Kickback Sham August 1, 2005
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                United Hospital Fund of New York City
                • Advancing the Health Information Strategy in New York 02/22/2006

                • Health Insurance Coverage in New York 2002-2003 10/21/2005

                • Health Care Annual 2005 10/19/2005
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                  Publications by Priority
                   
                   
                  • HHS Health Care Transparency Resource September 13, 2006

                    • Web site includes information on the federal government’s perspective on transparency including: general information, health information technology standards, quality standards, price standards, pilot communities and programs, incentives, and federal action.
                  • Consumerism in Health Care August 21, 2006

                    • Describes how hospitals can improve their revenue cycle in an era of consumerism. This report is part of the “Patient Friendly Billing Project.”
                  • Simplified Finances Empower Patients August 16, 2006

                    • When it comes to demystifying health care costs, the patient may be the best guide.
                  • Real-World Applications of Revenue Cycle Mapping February 22, 2006

                    • (HFMA, February 2006) Case studies that show the process mapping approach in action.
                  • Process Mapping the Revenue Cycle February 22, 2006

                    • (HFMA, February 2006)  Guidelines for health facilities to do a revenue cycle flow chart that helps to strategically identify future actions to create consistency, revenue improvement, productivity opportunities, and best practices.
                     
                     
                    • The Future of Voluntary Governance September 7, 2006

                      • Discusses the pros and cons of compensating hospital boards of trustees.
                    • Preliminary Findings 2004 National Sample Survey of Registered Nurses February 22, 2006

                      • (HRSA, December 2005)  March 2004 demographic data on registered nurses in the United States, showing a 10% increase in employed nurses over 2000, and an increased average age and income.
                    • Impact of the Aging Population on the Health Workforce in the United States February 22, 2006

                      • (Center for Health Workforce Studies, January 2006)  HRSA-funded report shows that health care workers are not adequately trained to work with the elderly, and at the same time, the workforce is aging, creating future shortage of able workers to care for the elderly.
                    • Malpractice: If You're the Deepest Pocket September 20, 2005

                      • Discusses the efforts to abolish “joint and several” liability and the effects this policy has on medical providers in states that still have this policy.
                    • Hospitalists: Communication is the Key September 7, 2005

                      • Explains how referring physicians can better work with hospitalists for more effective patient care.
                    • What Nurses Want. Gives several criteria by which newly graduated nurses evaluate potential jobs. March 2, 2005

                      • What Nurses Want. Gives several criteria by which newly graduated nurses evaluate potential jobs.
                       
                       
                      • Using Project Management Methodology to Plan and Track Inpatient Care August 3, 2005

                        • Explains how to use the Project RoundsTM technique to manage patient care.  The strategy consists of four stages:  clinical assessment, planning, scheduling, and tracking.  It is asserted that applying the tenets of project management can optimize patient safety indicators.
                      • National Hospital Patient Safety Goals. Quality and safety improvement recommendations for hospitals May 2, 2005

                        • National Hospital Patient Safety Goals. Quality and safety improvement recommendations for hospitals
                      • Hospital Compare. Consumer-oriented online tool that lets potential patients evaluate hospitals in their community. April 1, 2005

                        • Hospital Compare. Consumer-oriented online tool that lets potential patients evaluate hospitals in their community.
                      • White Paper: EC Management Guide. Guide for administrators to implement sound environment of care plans in their facilities. March 1, 2005

                        • White Paper: EC Management Guide. Guide for administrators to implement sound environment of care plans in their facilities.
                         
                         
                        • Prepared to Care: the 24/7 role of America’s Hospitals August 9, 2006

                          • Hospitals have an important standby role that is increasingly more difficult to maintain in today’s environment.
                        • Beyond Healthcare: the Economic Contribution of Hospitals July 20, 2006

                          • Hospitals support one out of every ten jobs in the U.S.
                        • The Migration of Care to Non-Hospital Settings: Have Regulatory Structures Kept Pace with Changes in Care Delivery? July 18, 2006

                          • TRENDWATCH publication discusses the impact of moving increasingly more complex procedures to outpatient settings.
                        • Standards for Electronic Health Claims Attachments September 22, 2005

                          • Proposed rule implementing Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) standards for providing additional health information in the form of an electronic attachment to support health care claims data.
                        • HANYS' Issues Brief #1 - Long-Term Care Reform Series - POE - August 2005 August 24, 2005

                          • HANYS' Issues Brief #1 - Long-Term Care Reform Series - POE - August 2005
                           
                           
                          • 2006-2007 Community Health Initiatives Across New York State November 17, 2006

                            • 2006-2007 Community Health Initiatives Across New York State
                          • Health, United States February 22, 2006

                            • (CDC, January 2006) Recent charts and data of statistical trends in the health of Americans.
                          • Avian Flu:  Clinician Resources (Bird Flu) February 22, 2006

                            • (CDC, 2006)  Toolkit with prevention, monitoring, education, and training information for clinicians.
                          • Flu Activity February 22, 2006

                            • (Centers for Disease Control, 2006) Current updates of the spread of influenza in the United States and internationally.
                          • State of the States February 22, 2006

                            • (Academy Health, January 2006). This report by a subgroup of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation assesses actions state governments have taken to improve access to health care.
                             
                             
                            • Cordless at the Point of Care September 11, 2006

                              • Most wired hospitals take patient data beyond the desktop – survey results of hospitals utilizing wireless technology.
                            • Are Your Hospital Reports Online Yet? October 20, 2005

                              • Discusses the rise of hospital Web portals for accessing patient information and the advantages to one-stop online information for physicians.
                            • IT and the Problem of the Uninsured. Many of New York City’s residents are eligible for insurance programs, but enrollment is weighed down by the current, paper-based process.  IT can simplify and streamline the application proc June 6, 2005

                              • IT and the Problem of the Uninsured. Many of New York City’s residents are eligible for insurance programs, but enrollment is weighed down by the current, paper-based process.  IT can simplify and streamline the application proc
                            • Ushering In the Future. Using collaboration and communication to implement strategic technology planning in health care facilities. May 2, 2005

                              • Ushering In the Future. Using collaboration and communication to implement strategic technology planning in health care facilities.
                            • Electronic Prescribing January 3, 2005

                              • CMS recommendations for electronic prescriptions to be implemented under the Medicare Modernization Act (MMA).
                               

                               

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