Advocates for Evidence-Based Health Policy Speakers
Category: Quality
Report cards for hospitals
There has been increasing interest in public reporting of hospital and individual physician performance. Currently, most of these public reports have been utilized by payers and referring physicians, but they will ultimately be tied to reimbursement and payment schedules with Continue Reading …
LGBT Insurance Disparities
Legal marriage for same-sex (SS) adults is currently recognized by 16 states and the District of Columbia. An additional 3 states grant civil unions, but the remaining states have banned SS marriage through legislative action or amendments to their state Continue Reading …
Cultivating Latino Policymakers to Ensure Health Care for All
With over 53 million in the United States, and more than 50,000 gaining the right to vote each month, Latinos are becoming increasingly influential in the American political sphere. Democrats’ promises of reform in areas ranging from immigration to health Continue Reading …
Health IT is worth the investment
Health information technology (HIT) is changing the delivery of health care. The federal government has spent billions of dollars to assist physicians and hospitals use HIT to improve outcomes. and a recent one found that HIT also has positive financial benefits Continue Reading …
Electronic Medical Records
http://www.aaem.org/UserFiles/media/aaem-epa-podcast-episode-11.mp3 In this Policy Prescriptions® edition of the AAEM Emergency Physician Advocates: Legal and Policy Issues in Emergency Medicine podcast, Cedric Dark, MD MPH, Assistant Professor of Medicine at the Emergency Medicine Residency Program at Baylor College of Medicine, speaks with Continue Reading …
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