Rural Health Open Door Forum Update

Rural Health Open Door Forum Update

   March 08, 2013       SNap(R) Group

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http://www.cms.gov/Outreach-and-Education/Outreach/OpenDoorForums/ODF_ruralhealth.html       State Innovation Models Conference Call for Providers Tuesday, March 12, 2013   Recently, the Department of Health and Human Services announced the first recipients of the State Innovation Models initiative. Twenty-five states will be working to design and implement improvements to their health care systems that will bolster health care quality and decrease costs.   Nearly $300 million in awards will support the development of models of care that will transform health care delivery throughout the states. Over $25 million in Model Testing awards will fund 6 states – Arkansas, Maine, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Oregon, and Vermont – in implementing their plans for health care delivery transformation. These states will use these funds to test multi-payer payment and service delivery models on a broader scale within their state. An additional 19 states will receive nearly $35 million to develop their State Health Care Innovation Plans that will serve as a guide for comprehensive health care transformation. To learn more about the State Innovation Models initiative and view the 25 awardees, please visit http://innovation.cms.gov/initiatives/State-Innovations/.     The CMS Innovation Center will be hosting a conference call on Tuesday, March 12, 2013 from 3:00pm to 4:00pm ET. CMS Innovation Center Director, Richard Gilfillan, MD, and Karen Murphy, RN, PhD, Director of the State Innovations Group, will provide an overview of the Model Testing, Pre-Testing and Model Design awards as well as additional information on how providers can participate in the State Innovation Models initiative.   WHAT:         State Innovation Models Initiative Conference Call for Providers   WHEN:         Tuesday, March 12, 2013 at 3:00pm-4:00pm ET   WHERE:       1-800-837-1935 |   Conference ID: 18153851   No prior registration is necessary. Participants will be required to provide the Conference ID listed above and are strongly encouraged to dial in 10 minutes early to ensure that you are joined into the conference call.   If you are unable to join, the audio recording and transcript will be made available on the CMS Innovation Center's website following the call.

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has sent this Cms.hhs.gov- Rural Health Open Door Forum Update. To contact Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) go to our contact us page.

 

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Skilled Nursing Facility- Long Term Care Open Door Forum Update

Skilled Nursing Facility- Long Term Care Open Door Forum Update

   March 08, 2013       SNap(R) Group

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http://www.cms.gov/Outreach-and-Education/Outreach/OpenDoorForums/ODF_SNFLTC.html       State Innovation Models Conference Call for Providers Tuesday, March 12, 2013   Recently, the Department of Health and Human Services announced the first recipients of the State Innovation Models initiative. Twenty-five states will be working to design and implement improvements to their health care systems that will bolster health care quality and decrease costs.   Nearly $300 million in awards will support the development of models of care that will transform health care delivery throughout the states. Over $25 million in Model Testing awards will fund 6 states – Arkansas, Maine, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Oregon, and Vermont – in implementing their plans for health care delivery transformation. These states will use these funds to test multi-payer payment and service delivery models on a broader scale within their state. An additional 19 states will receive nearly $35 million to develop their State Health Care Innovation Plans that will serve as a guide for comprehensive health care transformation. To learn more about the State Innovation Models initiative and view the 25 awardees, please visit http://innovation.cms.gov/initiatives/State-Innovations/.     The CMS Innovation Center will be hosting a conference call on Tuesday, March 12, 2013 from 3:00pm to 4:00pm ET. CMS Innovation Center Director, Richard Gilfillan, MD, and Karen Murphy, RN, PhD, Director of the State Innovations Group, will provide an overview of the Model Testing, Pre-Testing and Model Design awards as well as additional information on how providers can participate in the State Innovation Models initiative.   WHAT:         State Innovation Models Initiative Conference Call for Providers   WHEN:         Tuesday, March 12, 2013 at 3:00pm-4:00pm ET   WHERE:       1-800-837-1935 |   Conference ID: 18153851   No prior registration is necessary. Participants will be required to provide the Conference ID listed above and are strongly encouraged to dial in 10 minutes early to ensure that you are joined into the conference call.   If you are unable to join, the audio recording and transcript will be made available on the CMS Innovation Center's website following the call.

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has sent this Cms.hhs.gov- Skilled Nursing Facility- Long Term Care Open Door Forum Update. To contact Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) go to our contact us page.

 

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Hospital Open Door Forums Update

Hospital Open Door Forums Update

   March 08, 2013       SNap(R) Group

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http://www.cms.gov/Outreach-and-education/outreach/OpenDoorForums/ODF_Hospitals.html       State Innovation Models Conference Call for Providers Tuesday, March 12, 2013   Recently, the Department of Health and Human Services announced the first recipients of the State Innovation Models initiative. Twenty-five states will be working to design and implement improvements to their health care systems that will bolster health care quality and decrease costs.   Nearly $300 million in awards will support the development of models of care that will transform health care delivery throughout the states. Over $25 million in Model Testing awards will fund 6 states – Arkansas, Maine, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Oregon, and Vermont – in implementing their plans for health care delivery transformation. These states will use these funds to test multi-payer payment and service delivery models on a broader scale within their state. An additional 19 states will receive nearly $35 million to develop their State Health Care Innovation Plans that will serve as a guide for comprehensive health care transformation. To learn more about the State Innovation Models initiative and view the 25 awardees, please visit http://innovation.cms.gov/initiatives/State-Innovations/.   The CMS Innovation Center will be hosting a conference call on Tuesday, March 12, 2013 from 3:00pm to 4:00pm ET. CMS Innovation Center Director, Richard Gilfillan, MD, and Karen Murphy, RN, PhD, Director of the State Innovations Group, will provide an overview of the Model Testing, Pre-Testing and Model Design awards as well as additional information on how providers can participate in the State Innovation Models initiative.   WHAT:         State Innovation Models Initiative Conference Call for Providers   WHEN:         Tuesday, March 12, 2013 at 3:00pm-4:00pm ET   WHERE:       1-800-837-1935 |   Conference ID: 18153851   No prior registration is necessary. Participants will be required to provide the Conference ID listed above and are strongly encouraged to dial in 10 minutes early to ensure that you are joined into the conference call.   If you are unable to join, the audio recording and transcript will be made available on the CMS Innovation Center's website following the call.

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has sent this Cms.hhs.gov- Hospital Open Door Forums Update. To contact Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) go to our contact us page.

 

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Physicians, Nurses and Allied Health Professionals Open Door Forum Update

Physicians, Nurses and Allied Health Professionals Open Door Forum Update

   March 08, 2013       SNap(R) Group

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http://www.cms.gov/Outreach-and-Education/Outreach/OpenDoorForums/ODF_pnahp.html       State Innovation Models Conference Call for Providers Tuesday, March 12, 2013   Recently, the Department of Health and Human Services announced the first recipients of the State Innovation Models initiative. Twenty-five states will be working to design and implement improvements to their health care systems that will bolster health care quality and decrease costs.   Nearly $300 million in awards will support the development of models of care that will transform health care delivery throughout the states. Over $25 million in Model Testing awards will fund 6 states – Arkansas, Maine, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Oregon, and Vermont – in implementing their plans for health care delivery transformation. These states will use these funds to test multi-payer payment and service delivery models on a broader scale within their state. An additional 19 states will receive nearly $35 million to develop their State Health Care Innovation Plans that will serve as a guide for comprehensive health care transformation. To learn more about the State Innovation Models initiative and view the 25 awardees, please visit http://innovation.cms.gov/initiatives/State-Innovations/.   The CMS Innovation Center will be hosting a conference call on Tuesday, March 12, 2013 from 3:00pm to 4:00pm ET. CMS Innovation Center Director, Richard Gilfillan, MD, and Karen Murphy, RN, PhD, Director of the State Innovations Group, will provide an overview of the Model Testing, Pre-Testing and Model Design awards as well as additional information on how providers can participate in the State Innovation Models initiative.   WHAT:         State Innovation Models Initiative Conference Call for Providers   WHEN:         Tuesday, March 12, 2013 at 3:00pm-4:00pm ET   WHERE:       1-800-837-1935 |   Conference ID: 18153851   No prior registration is necessary. Participants will be required to provide the Conference ID listed above and are strongly encouraged to dial in 10 minutes early to ensure that you are joined into the conference call.   If you are unable to join, the audio recording and transcript will be made available on the CMS Innovation Center's website following the call.

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has sent this Cms.hhs.gov- Physicians, Nurses and Allied Health Professionals Open Door Forum Update. To contact Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) go to our contact us page.

 

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Home Health, Hospice & DME Open Door Forums Update

Home Health, Hospice & DME Open Door Forums Update

   March 08, 2013       SNap(R) Group

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http://www.cms.gov/Outreach-and-Education/Outreach/OpenDoorForums/ODF_hhhdme.html       State Innovation Models Conference Call for Providers Tuesday, March 12, 2013   Recently, the Department of Health and Human Services announced the first recipients of the State Innovation Models initiative. Twenty-five states will be working to design and implement improvements to their health care systems that will bolster health care quality and decrease costs.   Nearly $300 million in awards will support the development of models of care that will transform health care delivery throughout the states. Over $25 million in Model Testing awards will fund 6 states – Arkansas, Maine, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Oregon, and Vermont – in implementing their plans for health care delivery transformation. These states will use these funds to test multi-payer payment and service delivery models on a broader scale within their state. An additional 19 states will receive nearly $35 million to develop their State Health Care Innovation Plans that will serve as a guide for comprehensive health care transformation. To learn more about the State Innovation Models initiative and view the 25 awardees, please visit http://innovation.cms.gov/initiatives/State-Innovations/.   The CMS Innovation Center will be hosting a conference call on Tuesday, March 12, 2013 from 3:00pm to 4:00pm ET. CMS Innovation Center Director, Richard Gilfillan, MD, and Karen Murphy, RN, PhD, Director of the State Innovations Group, will provide an overview of the Model Testing, Pre-Testing and Model Design awards as well as additional information on how providers can participate in the State Innovation Models initiative.   WHAT:         State Innovation Models Initiative Conference Call for Providers   WHEN:         Tuesday, March 12, 2013 at 3:00pm-4:00pm ET   WHERE:       1-800-837-1935 |   Conference ID: 18153851   No prior registration is necessary. Participants will be required to provide the Conference ID listed above and are strongly encouraged to dial in 10 minutes early to ensure that you are joined into the conference call.   If you are unable to join, the audio recording and transcript will be made available on the CMS Innovation Center's website following the call.

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has sent this Cms.hhs.gov- Home Health, Hospice & DME Open Door Forums Update. To contact Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) go to our contact us page.

 

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Ambulance Open Door Forum Update

Ambulance Open Door Forum Update

   March 08, 2013       SNap(R) Group

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State Innovation Models Conference Call for Providers Tuesday, March 12, 2013   Recently, the Department of Health and Human Services announced the first recipients of the State Innovation Models initiative. Twenty-five states will be working to design and implement improvements to their health care systems that will bolster health care quality and decrease costs.   Nearly $300 million in awards will support the development of models of care that will transform health care delivery throughout the states. Over $25 million in Model Testing awards will fund 6 states – Arkansas, Maine, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Oregon, and Vermont – in implementing their plans for health care delivery transformation. These states will use these funds to test multi-payer payment and service delivery models on a broader scale within their state. An additional 19 states will receive nearly $35 million to develop their State Health Care Innovation Plans that will serve as a guide for comprehensive health care transformation. To learn more about the State Innovation Models initiative and view the 25 awardees, please visit http://innovation.cms.gov/initiatives/State-Innovations/.   The CMS Innovation Center will be hosting a conference call on Tuesday, March 12, 2013 from 3:00pm to 4:00pm ET. CMS Innovation Center Director, Richard Gilfillan, MD, and Karen Murphy, RN, PhD, Director of the State Innovations Group, will provide an overview of the Model Testing, Pre-Testing and Model Design awards as well as additional information on how providers can participate in the State Innovation Models initiative.   WHAT:         State Innovation Models Initiative Conference Call for Providers   WHEN:         Tuesday, March 12, 2013 at 3:00pm-4:00pm ET   WHERE:       1-800-837-1935 |   Conference ID: 18153851   No prior registration is necessary. Participants will be required to provide the Conference ID listed above and are strongly encouraged to dial in 10 minutes early to ensure that you are joined into the conference call.   If you are unable to join, the audio recording and transcript will be made available on the CMS Innovation Center's website following the call.

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has sent this Cms.hhs.gov- Ambulance Open Door Forum Update. To contact Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) go to our contact us page.

 

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NIH study sheds light on role of climate in influenza transmission

NIH study sheds light on role of climate in influenza transmission

   March 08, 2013       SNap(R) Group

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NIH study sheds light on role of climate in influenza transmission

03/08/2013 08:15 AM EST

 

Two types of environmental conditions -- cold-dry and humid-rainy -- are associated with seasonal influenza epidemics, according to an epidemiological study led by researchers at the National Institutes of Health's Fogarty International Center. The paper, published in PLoS Pathogens, presents a simple climate-based model that maps influenza activity globally and accounts for the diverse range of seasonal patterns observed across temperate, subtropical and tropical regions.

 

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