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Experts Recommend Strategies For Strengthening The Use Of Advanced Practice Nurses In Nursing Homes., Mathy Mezey, Sarah Greene Burger, Harrison G Bloom, Alice Bonner, Mary Bourbonniere, Barbara Bowers, Jeffrey B Burl, Elizabeth Capezuti, Diane Carter, Jacob Dimant, Sarah A Jerro, Susan C Reinhard, Marilyn Ter Maat Oct 2005

Experts Recommend Strategies For Strengthening The Use Of Advanced Practice Nurses In Nursing Homes., Mathy Mezey, Sarah Greene Burger, Harrison G Bloom, Alice Bonner, Mary Bourbonniere, Barbara Bowers, Jeffrey B Burl, Elizabeth Capezuti, Diane Carter, Jacob Dimant, Sarah A Jerro, Susan C Reinhard, Marilyn Ter Maat

College of Nursing Faculty Papers & Presentations

In 2003, The John A. Hartford Foundation Institute for Geriatric Nursing, New York University Division of Nursing, convened an expert panel to explore the potential for developing recommendations for the caseloads of advanced practice nurses (APNs) in nursing homes and to provide substantive and detailed strategies to strengthen the use of APNs in nursing homes. The panel, consisting of nationally recognized experts in geriatric practice, education, research, public policy, and long-term care, developed six recommendations related to caseloads for APNs in nursing homes. The recommendations address educational preparation of APNs; average reimbursable APN visits per day; factors affecting APNs caseload …


Is The Number Of Sick Persons In A Cohort Constant Over Time?, Paula Diehr, Ann Derleth, Anne Newman, Liming Cai Oct 2005

Is The Number Of Sick Persons In A Cohort Constant Over Time?, Paula Diehr, Ann Derleth, Anne Newman, Liming Cai

UW Biostatistics Working Paper Series

Objectives: To estimate the number of persons in a cohort who are sick, over time.

Methods: We calculated the number of sick persons in the Cardiovascular Health Study (CHS), a cohort study of older adults followed up to 14 years, using eight definitions of “healthy” and “sick”. We projected the number in each health state over time for a birth cohort.

Results: The number of sick persons in CHS was approximately constant for 14 years, for all definitions of “sick”. The estimated number of sick persons in the birth cohort was approximately constant from ages 55-75, after which it decreased. …


Moving Beyond Commodity Pricing: Pay-For-Performance At Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, Richard G. Stefanacci Sep 2005

Moving Beyond Commodity Pricing: Pay-For-Performance At Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, Richard G. Stefanacci

Population Health Matters (Formerly Health Policy Newsletter)

No abstract available.


Proposed Limitation Of Inpatient Rehabilitation For Medicare Beneficiaries: Delivery System Implications Of The "75% Rule", William E. Staas Jr., Lane Brown, John L. Melvin Sep 2005

Proposed Limitation Of Inpatient Rehabilitation For Medicare Beneficiaries: Delivery System Implications Of The "75% Rule", William E. Staas Jr., Lane Brown, John L. Melvin

Population Health Matters (Formerly Health Policy Newsletter)

No abstract available.


Health Policy Forum: Update On Medicare Disease Management Demonstration Projects, Miriam Reisman Sep 2005

Health Policy Forum: Update On Medicare Disease Management Demonstration Projects, Miriam Reisman

Population Health Matters (Formerly Health Policy Newsletter)

No abstract available.


The Impact Of The Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, And Modernization Act Of 2003, Richard G. Stefanacci Sep 2005

The Impact Of The Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, And Modernization Act Of 2003, Richard G. Stefanacci

Population Health Matters (Formerly Health Policy Newsletter)

No abstract available.


From The Editor: The Medicare Paradox, David B. Nash Sep 2005

From The Editor: The Medicare Paradox, David B. Nash

Population Health Matters (Formerly Health Policy Newsletter)

No abstract available.


Updating Medicare Managed Care, Sharon Graham Sep 2005

Updating Medicare Managed Care, Sharon Graham

Population Health Matters (Formerly Health Policy Newsletter)

No abstract available.


From The Editor: Drug Benefits In Medicare: Where Are We Headed?, David B. Nash Aug 2005

From The Editor: Drug Benefits In Medicare: Where Are We Headed?, David B. Nash

Population Health Matters (Formerly Health Policy Newsletter)

No abstract available.


The Balanced Budget Act Of 1997: Implications For Medicare Reimbursement And Graduate Medical Education, Thomas J. Nasca Jul 2005

The Balanced Budget Act Of 1997: Implications For Medicare Reimbursement And Graduate Medical Education, Thomas J. Nasca

Population Health Matters (Formerly Health Policy Newsletter)

No abstract available.


Medicare And The Philadelphia Market: The Gathering Storm, Anthony V. Coletta Jul 2005

Medicare And The Philadelphia Market: The Gathering Storm, Anthony V. Coletta

Population Health Matters (Formerly Health Policy Newsletter)

No abstract available.


From The Editor: Taking The Right Path (Physicians At Teaching Hospitals), David B. Nash Jul 2005

From The Editor: Taking The Right Path (Physicians At Teaching Hospitals), David B. Nash

Population Health Matters (Formerly Health Policy Newsletter)

No abstract available


From The Editor: The Secret To Reforming Medicare: High Quality Care Costs Less, David B. Nash Jun 2005

From The Editor: The Secret To Reforming Medicare: High Quality Care Costs Less, David B. Nash

Population Health Matters (Formerly Health Policy Newsletter)

No abstract available.


Partnership For Prescription Assistance Of Virginia (Pparx), Sarah Huddle Jan 2005

Partnership For Prescription Assistance Of Virginia (Pparx), Sarah Huddle

Case Studies from Age in Action

Educational Objectives

1. To inform Virginia's older adult population and those who serve them about the Partnership for Prescription Assistance, a new program to help qualifying patients who lack prescription drug coverage get the medicines they need through the public or private program that best suits them, including the new Medicare prescription drug benefit.

2. To demonstrate, to older adults and those who assist them, the accessibility and ease of use of the Partnership for Prescription Assistance of Virginia.


Prophylactic Defibrillator Implantation—Toward An Evidence-Based Approach, Alan H. Kadish Jan 2005

Prophylactic Defibrillator Implantation—Toward An Evidence-Based Approach, Alan H. Kadish

Office of the President Publications and Research

The author discusses research on using implantable cardioverter-defibrillators for the primary prevention of sudden death.


"Presidents And The Development Of Medicare In The U. S.", Max Skidmore Dec 2004

"Presidents And The Development Of Medicare In The U. S.", Max Skidmore

Max J. Skidmore

No abstract provided.