This paper reports on findings from a circumscribed literature review and multiple stakeholder discussions pertaining to the use of and need for health information technology applications in nursing homes (NHs) and home health agencies (HHAs).
Aging & Disability
ASPE produces policy research focusing on older adults, Medicare, dual-eligible beneficiaries, individuals with disabilities, Alzheimer’s disease, dementia, and caregivers. Resources relating to aging and disability include advance directives, end-of-life care planning, elder abuse, long-term services and supports (LTSS), home and community-based services (HCBS), and healthy aging.
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NAPA
The National Alzheimer's Project Act (NAPA) creates an important opportunity to build upon and leverage HHS programs and other federal efforts to help change the trajectory of Alzheimer's disease and related dementias (AD/ADRD) with input from a public-private Advisory Council on Alzheimer's Research, Care, and Services.
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Advanced SearchThe Home Health Aide Partnering Collaborative: Implementation Manual
The Home Health Aide Partnering Collaborative is a quality improvement project developed and implemented at the Visiting Nurse Service of New York. The primary purpose of the Collaborative was to enhance the quality of work life for home health aides while improving outcomes for home health patients.
Literature Review
Literature Review on Advance Directives
This report examines the empirical evidence about the degree to which advance directives and advance care planning have met their intended goals.
How Risky is Individual Health Insurance?
This paper describes the relationship between the type of insurance coverage a person has in one period and the likelihood of becoming uninsured in the next.
Following an Admissions Cohort: Care Management, Claim Experience and Transitions among an Admissions Cohort of Privately Insured Disabled Elders over a 16 Month Period
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Gauging the Use of HCBS Supports Waivers for People with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities: Final Project Report
This report contains the following major sections: Methods. This section briefly describes how the information contained in this report was obtained and compiled. HCBS for People with I&DD.
A National Comparison of Prescription Drug Expenditures by Medicare Beneficiaries Living in the Community and Long-Term Care Facility Settings
This Policy Brief provides a snapshot of prescription drug use and spending in 2001, the latest year for which complete community and long-term care facility drug data are available.
Drug Use and Spending for Medicare Beneficiaries During Part A Qualifying Skilled Nursing Facility Stays and Non-Qualifying Long-Term Care Facility Stays
This Policy Brief helps fill an important gap in our understanding of medication patterns in long-term care facilities (LTCFs) by comparing use and spending for prescription and over-the-counter drugs during skilled nursing facility (SNF) stays and related non-qualifying long-term care facility episodes.
Report on Health Information Exchange in Post-Acute and Long-Term Care
This report is based on the most recent and current developments related to health information exchange in post-acute care and long-term care.
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An Overview of the US Health System Chart Book
Report authors : George Greenberg, Nancy DeLew Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation (ASPE) U.S. Department of Health and Human Services