Webhealth
Webhealth has been specifically developed to provide access for people to
connect with Health and Social Services. This web-based approach builds on
the strengths of people and families to determine their support needs. Within the Webhealth website is Linkage. Linkage is a
partnership between an NGO, Pathways; primary health care, Pinnacle; and a
secondary provider/hospital, Health Waikato. It offers early intervention
services with a “one stop shop” in central Hamilton and New Plymouth.
Tuesday, May 27, 2003
Brief analysis from the National Center for Policy Analysis, available through the Open Minds web site - "The proportion of health care paid directly by consumers has been falling for decades. In 1960, individuals paid directly for 50 percent of their health care. Today they pay for only 15 percent. The other 85 percent is paid by third parties, generally employers, insurance companies or the government. As their share of health expenses declined, so also did consumers’ interest in controlling health care costs...."
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Paper by the Office of Inspector General of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and The American Health Lawyers Associations available at the Open Minds web site - "As corporate responsibility issues fill the headlines, corporate directors are coming under greater scrutiny. The Sarbanes-Oxley Act, state legislation, agency pronouncements, court cases and scholarly writings offer a myriad of rules, regulations, prohibitions, and interpretations in this area. While all Boards of Directors must address these issues, directors of health care organizations also have important responsibilities that need to be met relating to corporate compliance requirements unique to the health care industry..."
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