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HHS supports community health centers with $728M boost
Nearly 400 community health centers will be getting a $728 million boost to build, renovate and improve operations, expected to serve 1.3 million patients, the U.S. Department of Health & Human
Community health centers lagging in quality
As community health centers prepare for a major expansion under health reform, an analysis found that the more than 1,200 federally funded community health centers perform poorly on fundamental care
Providers push for $7B in public health, training funds
The American Hospital Association (AHA) and more than 120 organizations are calling for the House and Senate Appropriations committees to give the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA)
Uninsured, poor patients strain community health centers
Community health centers are struggling to attend to uninsured and poor patients, the Louisville Curier Journal reported. According to U.S. Census Bureau data, an average of 15.8 percent of Americans
Payer-provider lines blur, Partners acquires nonprofit insurer
Partners HealthCare System Inc., the largest hospital and physicians network in Massachusetts, is acquiring Neighborhood Health Plan, a Boston-based nonprofit insurer, which accounts for more than
EMRs trump Medicaid for wealth of detailed data
As more states begin launching Medicaid electronic health record (EHR) Meaningful Use incentive programs, healthcare organizations using those EHRs may find that they can start obtaining a more
EHRs improve care coordination in medical homes
Using EHR-enabled care coordination resulted in numerous process improvements for patients with Type 2 diabetes and heart disease within a medical home, according to a new report from the eHealth
Community health center populations will double in 5 years
The number of patients using community health centers will nearly double from the current 23 million to about 40 million by 2015, the National Association of Community Health Centers estimates.
HHS hands out $727M to upgrade community health centers
The Department of Health and Human Services has awarded more than $727 million in grants from the Affordable Care Act to help upgrade 143 community health centers, according to an announcement made
Report: Chart abstraction eases transition from paper to EHR
Chart abstraction can help lessen the inevitable productivity slow-down associated with an EHR project and shorten the transition period between paper and electronic records, according to an
