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Category : Advisory boards
Languages : en
Pages : 24
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Iowa Directory of Statewide Commissions, Organizational Boards, and Other Policy-making Bodies
Author: Iowa Directory of Statewide Commission, Organizational Boards, and Other Policy-making Bodies
Author: Iowa. Governor's Planning Council for Developmental DisabilitiesPublisher:
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 18
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Federal Register
Author: Annual Report and Biennial Evaluation of the Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities Commission Presented to Governor ... and the Iowa General Assembly
Author: Iowa. Division of Mental Health and Developmental DisabilitiesPublisher:
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Category : Mental health services
Languages : en
Pages : 72
Book Description
Geographic Adjustment in Medicare Payment
Author: Institute of MedicinePublisher: National Academies Press
ISBN: 0309257980
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 262
Book Description
Medicare, the world's single largest health insurance program, covers more than 47 million Americans. Although it is a national program, it adjusts payments to hospitals and health care practitioners according to the geographic location in which they provide service, acknowledging that the cost of doing business varies around the country. Under the adjustment systems, payments in high-cost areas are increased relative to the national average, and payments in low-cost areas are reduced. In July 2010, the Department of Health and Human Services, which oversees Medicare, commissioned the IOM to conduct a two-part study to recommend corrections of inaccuracies and inequities in geographic adjustments to Medicare payments. The first report examined the data sources and methods used to adjust payments, and recommended a number of changes. Geographic Adjustment in Medicare Payment - Phase II:Implications for Access, Quality, and Efficiency applies the first report's recommendations in order to determine their potential effect on Medicare payments to hospitals and clinical practitioners. This report also offers recommendations to improve access to efficient and appropriate levels of care. Geographic Adjustment in Medicare Payment - Phase II:Implications for Access, Quality, and Efficiency expresses the importance of ensuring the availability of a sufficient health care workforce to serve all beneficiaries, regardless of where they live.
Corporate Giving Directory
Author: Senate Joint Resolutions
Author: Ohio. General Assembly. SenatePublisher:
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Category : Legislation
Languages : en
Pages : 114
Book Description
Resources in Education
Author: Strengthening Forensic Science in the United States
Author: National Research CouncilPublisher: National Academies Press
ISBN: 0309142393
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 348
Book Description
Scores of talented and dedicated people serve the forensic science community, performing vitally important work. However, they are often constrained by lack of adequate resources, sound policies, and national support. It is clear that change and advancements, both systematic and scientific, are needed in a number of forensic science disciplines to ensure the reliability of work, establish enforceable standards, and promote best practices with consistent application. Strengthening Forensic Science in the United States: A Path Forward provides a detailed plan for addressing these needs and suggests the creation of a new government entity, the National Institute of Forensic Science, to establish and enforce standards within the forensic science community. The benefits of improving and regulating the forensic science disciplines are clear: assisting law enforcement officials, enhancing homeland security, and reducing the risk of wrongful conviction and exoneration. Strengthening Forensic Science in the United States gives a full account of what is needed to advance the forensic science disciplines, including upgrading of systems and organizational structures, better training, widespread adoption of uniform and enforceable best practices, and mandatory certification and accreditation programs. While this book provides an essential call-to-action for congress and policy makers, it also serves as a vital tool for law enforcement agencies, criminal prosecutors and attorneys, and forensic science educators.
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