CompareMaine shows the average cost of common healthcare procedures at different facilities in Maine. You can also see patient experience ratings and how Maine hospitals compare on patient safety. Source: CompareMaine more information. better decisions. Compare Costs of Healthcare Procedures and Quality of Care Across Maine The Maine Health Data Organization, in collaboration with the …
Source: Pelleboer-Gunnink – 2017 – Journal of Intellectual Disability Research – Wiley Online Library Abstract Background Equal access to mainstream healthcare services for people with intellectual disabilities (ID) still requires attention. Although recent studies suggest that health professionals hold positive attitudes towards people with ID, stigmatising attitudes may influence their efforts to serve people with …
Source: Primary health care for people with an intellectual disability: an exploration of consultations, problems identified, and their management in Australia Abstract Background People with an intellectual disability (ID) have more complex and different patterns of health care needs than the general population. They experience a greater burden of multi-morbidity, high levels of undetected and …
The U.S. House of Representatives leadership’s bill to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act (ACA) would have significantly expanded the use of health savings accounts (HSAs), which people can use to save tax-free money to pay for certain medical expenses. This effort isn’t new and it’s not likely to go away just because a …
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Substantial Physician Turnover and Beneficiary “Churn” in a Large Medicare Pioneer ACO Source: Physician Turnover Beneficiary Churn Medicare ACO – The Commonwealth Fund Synopsis A study of one of the nation’s largest Medicare accountable care organizations (ACOs) found that participating physicians see a relatively small number of patients who are actually part of the ACO …
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Source: “I’m still here”: Exploring what matters to people with intellectual disability during advance care planning – McKenzie – 2017 – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities – Wiley Online Library Abstract Background This study sought to identify, from the perspective of people with intellectual disabilities and life limiting conditions, the factors that strengthened …
Trinity Services Executive Director Art Dykstra; Sertoma Centre, Inc. Executive Director Gus van de Brink; and Sparc CEO Greg O’Connor discuss the issues Trinity Services and other disability service providers in Illinois are facing because of a lack of appropriate funding from the State. Video courtesy of Blue Room Stream/Advanced Digital Media, Inc.
People with intellectual disabilities and developmental disabilities (IDD) face poorer care and outcomes when hospitalized than patients without IDD. A panel discussion “Hospital care for individuals with IDD: The Issues and Challenges” was held at the Annual Conference of the American Academy of Developmental Medicine and Dentistry, held in Chicago July 8–10, 2016. Among the …
Findings from the National Longitudinal Transition Study 2012. Volume 1: Comparisons with Other Youth (Full Report) Key Findings: Youth with an IEP are more likely than their peers to be socioeconomically disadvantaged and to face problems with health, communication, and completing typical tasks independently. The vast majority of youth with and without an IEP feel …
Toward Data-Driven, Cross-Sector, and Community-Led Transformation: Academy Health provides an overview of the findings including the who, the what and the how. Download Publication The Community Health Peer Learning Program (CHP), a partnership of AcademyHealth and the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC), conducted an environmental scan of multisector initiatives driving toward …
