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Health IT Patient Safety Action & Surveillance Plan for Public Comment

Dear Dr. Mostashari: Thank you for your leadership in developing the Health IT Patient Safety Action & Surveillance Plan, which makes several important recommendations to promote the use of health IT to make care safer, as well as continuously improve the safety of health IT itself. We firmly believe that electronic health records and other forms of health IT must be safe, and agree that this issue is most effectively viewed in the broader context of patient safety, as recommended by the Institute of Medicine (IOM) in its 2011 report Health IT and Patient Safety: Building Safer Systems for Better Care.

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Comments from the National Partnership on Proposed Rules for Employer Wellness Programs

The National Partnership for Women & Families appreciates the opportunity to comment on the proposed rules for employer wellness programs. The National Partnership represents women and families across the country. As health care purchasers, consumers, and decision makers for themselves and their families women are keenly interested in wellness and prevention of illness.

Health Care > Campaign for Better Care | Health Care > Quality Care Now

Consumer Partnership for eHealth & Campaign for Better Care Comments on Stage 2 Meaningful Use EHR Proposed Rule

We greatly appreciate this opportunity to comment on the Stage 2 Meaningful Use proposed rule. From the consumer perspective, health IT can be a critical enabler of safer, more effective and more reliable care, as well as greater consumer engagement in health – and, ultimately, more positive patient experiences and better health outcomes. The proposed rule specifying criteria for Stage 2 of the EHR Incentive Program makes significant advancements in the potential impact of the EHR Incentive program on individual and population-level health and health outcomes.

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Proposed Criteria for Stage 2 Meaningful Use (February 2011)

The undersigned consumer organizations are members of the Consumer Partnership for eHealth (CPeH) and the Campaign for Better Care (CBC). The CPeH is a coalition of consumer, patient, and labor organizations working on both the national and local levels that, since 2005, has advocated for patient-centered policies related to health IT.

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Quality Measure Concept Prioritization (December 2010)

Thank you for the opportunity to comment on the measurement concepts prioritized by the HIT Policy Committee’s Quality Measures Workgroup. An essential step towards achieving the National Quality Strategy’s goals of improved health of the population, better experiences of care for patients and their families, and slowing of cost growth is the ability to measure the dimensions of quality contributing most significantly to these outcomes.

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Case Study: How is Health IT Beneficial for Consumers? Using health IT to help individuals be more active in their health care

Susan Crowson is a family caregiver from Maryland who is part of the Campaign for Better Care. She looks after her father, “Pop,” who has Alzheimer’s disease, heart arrhythmia, prostate problems, low blood platelets, and is highly susceptible to other infections.

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Appropriations Request (July 2010)

The Campaign for Better Care is a multi-year initiative focused on improving delivery and payment for health care services in ways that enhance quality and coordination of care for older patients and individuals with multiple health problems.

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Guidelines for States on Maternity Care In the Essential Health Benefits Package

Section 2707(a) of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) requires that all new health insurance plans in the individual and small group markets, including qualified health plans sold through health insurance exchanges, provide at least the Essential Health Benefits (EHB) package. Section 1302(b) of the ACA identifies a core set of ten categories to be included in the EHB, one of which is maternity and newborn care.

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