This paper assesses empirically the links among a country's institutions and political environment, its implementation of IMF-supported programs, and macroeconomic performance in a sample of 197 ...

With a common core as the basic building block, survey sponsors and users can add supplemental items to meet specific program needs and requirements (e.g., patient-centered medical home, health ...

The Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010 strengthened nutrition standards for meals and beverages provided through the National School Lunch, Breakfast, and Smart Snacks Programs, affecting fifty ...

The Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program has had a major impact on hospital leaders’ efforts to reduce readmission rates; however, important concerns about the program remain.

In 2010, the Scripps Gerontology Center conducted the fifth biennial Ohio Nursing Home Family Satisfaction Survey under a contract to the Ohio Department of Aging. This year the survey had the largest ...

For many hospitals and clinics, there are barriers to the buy-in of QI among clinicians, administrators, and managers. 9,12–18 For example, in a qualitative study that surveyed 200 gastroenterologists ...

Almost three-quarters of employed medical groups are concerned about implementation of the final Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act rule, according to The Advisory Board's survey of the ...

ATLANTA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Navicure, a provider of cloud-based healthcare claims management and patient payment solutions, today announced key findings from its post-ICD-10 implementation survey.

The 2012 survey had the largest number of facilities participating at 99% and over 27,000 family and friends responding. Numerous changes were implemented, most importantly a process that no longer ...