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Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education; Abbreviation: ACCME: Formation: 1981: Purpose "To assure and advance quality learning for healthcare professionals that drives improvements in patient care." [1] Headquarters: Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Continuing-care retirement communities are attractive for seniors who find themselves living in increasing social isolation as they age, [8] who would like to be immersed in a hospitable environment with other people of similar age [9] [10] and would like to plan for their long-term health care needs. [4]
The English national framework for NHS continuing healthcare came into force on 1 October 2007 as a development in the light of the case of Coughlan which established that where a person's need is primarily for health care then the health service must fund the whole cost of nursing home placement. [1]
Continuing medical education (CME) is continuing education (CE) that helps those in the medical field maintain competence and learn about new and developing areas of their field. These activities may take place as live events, written publications, online programs, audio, video, or other electronic media.
Despite the findings, no action was taken against Westbrook’s company, which he had renamed Vitas Healthcare. In 1997, a government audit found that a majority of long-stay patients at a dozen large hospices were not eligible for care under Medicare guidelines. Half of the cases surveyed were Vitas patients.
Executive Order 14070, officially titled Continuing To Strengthen Americans' Access to Affordable, Quality Health Coverage, was signed on April 5, 2022, and is the 86th executive order signed by U.S. President Joe Biden. The telos of the order is to ensure that all Americans have access to affordable, high-quality health care.
Continuity of Care Record (CCR) [1] is a health record standard specification developed jointly by ASTM International, the Massachusetts Medical Society (MMS), the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS), the American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP), the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), and other health informatics vendors.
The Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care (AAAHC), founded in 1979, is an American organization which accredits ambulatory health care organizations, including ambulatory surgery centers, office-based surgery centers, endoscopy centers, and college student health centers, as well as health plans, such as health maintenance organizations and preferred provider organizations.