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.
Thursday, November 06, 2003
Prices And Availability Of Pharmaceuticals: Evidence From Nine Countries
A Health Affairs web exclusive - " This study compares average price levels for pharmaceuticals in eight countries—Canada, Chile, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Mexico, and the United Kingdom—relative to the United States. Our most comprehensive indexes, adjusted for U.S. manufacturer discounts, show Japan’s prices to be higher than U.S. prices, and other countries’ prices ranging from 6 percent to 33 percent lower than U.S. prices. The decline of the Canadian dollar and rise of the U.K. pound contribute to the finding of lower Canadian prices and higher U.K. prices in 1999 than in 1992. Our findings suggest that U.S.–foreign price differentials are roughly in line with income and smaller for drugs than for other medical services."
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A Health Affairs web exclusive - " This study compares average price levels for pharmaceuticals in eight countries—Canada, Chile, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Mexico, and the United Kingdom—relative to the United States. Our most comprehensive indexes, adjusted for U.S. manufacturer discounts, show Japan’s prices to be higher than U.S. prices, and other countries’ prices ranging from 6 percent to 33 percent lower than U.S. prices. The decline of the Canadian dollar and rise of the U.K. pound contribute to the finding of lower Canadian prices and higher U.K. prices in 1999 than in 1992. Our findings suggest that U.S.–foreign price differentials are roughly in line with income and smaller for drugs than for other medical services."
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Filing frenzy: What to do to become HIPAA-compliant
American Medical News story - "Under the new electronic health care transactions standards of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act, Medicare and private insurers cannot pay doctors a cent if they submit non-HIPAA-compliant electronic claims." The article reviews the nature of HIPAA-compliant claims, electronic filing, claims systems and the recently announced extension of the deadline for HIPAA-compliant claims.
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American Medical News story - "Under the new electronic health care transactions standards of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act, Medicare and private insurers cannot pay doctors a cent if they submit non-HIPAA-compliant electronic claims." The article reviews the nature of HIPAA-compliant claims, electronic filing, claims systems and the recently announced extension of the deadline for HIPAA-compliant claims.
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Senate Panel Convenes Hearing on White House Mental Health Commission Report
Brief item at the NAMI web site noting the November 4 hearing of the Senate Subcommittee on Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services. A page at the US Senate web site indexes transcripts of testimony, including the testimony Tuesday of Ann Buchanan, a member of NAMI Maryland.
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Brief item at the NAMI web site noting the November 4 hearing of the Senate Subcommittee on Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services. A page at the US Senate web site indexes transcripts of testimony, including the testimony Tuesday of Ann Buchanan, a member of NAMI Maryland.
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Among elderly, depression more prevalent in Hispanics and blacks
Northwestern University press release at EurekAlert - "Elderly Hispanics and African Americans have higher rates of depression than their white counterparts, due largely to greater health burdens and lack of health insurance, a Northwestern University study has found. The study, published in the November online issue of the American Journal of Public Health, showed that major depression was most prevalent among Hispanics – 10.8 percent -- followed by almost 9 percent in African Americans and approximately 8 percent in whites in this age group." An abstract of the article is available frr of charge.
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Northwestern University press release at EurekAlert - "Elderly Hispanics and African Americans have higher rates of depression than their white counterparts, due largely to greater health burdens and lack of health insurance, a Northwestern University study has found. The study, published in the November online issue of the American Journal of Public Health, showed that major depression was most prevalent among Hispanics – 10.8 percent -- followed by almost 9 percent in African Americans and approximately 8 percent in whites in this age group." An abstract of the article is available frr of charge.
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Community Leaders Call Current Mental Health Treatment System Major Problem
US Newswire press release - " A recent Peter D. Hart Research Associates survey of community leaders from the fields of law enforcement, education, business and health care, found that a majority agreed that the U.S. mental health treatment system is severely flawed and fails to provide adequate diagnosis, treatment, and services for adults and young Americans with mental illness. The failure of the system costs the nation more than $70 billion annually to lost productivity, and when the costs of the police officers, teachers, doctors and others acting as the front line in the mental health treatment system are added in, the cost rises to as much as $300 billion per year." The press release also references NAMI's Campaign for the Mind of America announced last month. The Campaign is "a multi-year effort on many fronts to promote investment in recovery and to prevent the abandonment of yet another generation of Americans with mental illnesses to neglect and hopelessness. The Campaign highlights the need to build a comprehensive, efficient system to screen, evaluate, diagnose and treat mental illnesses at every stage of life." See also the page at the NAMI site on the Mind of America Foundation.
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US Newswire press release - " A recent Peter D. Hart Research Associates survey of community leaders from the fields of law enforcement, education, business and health care, found that a majority agreed that the U.S. mental health treatment system is severely flawed and fails to provide adequate diagnosis, treatment, and services for adults and young Americans with mental illness. The failure of the system costs the nation more than $70 billion annually to lost productivity, and when the costs of the police officers, teachers, doctors and others acting as the front line in the mental health treatment system are added in, the cost rises to as much as $300 billion per year." The press release also references NAMI's Campaign for the Mind of America announced last month. The Campaign is "a multi-year effort on many fronts to promote investment in recovery and to prevent the abandonment of yet another generation of Americans with mental illnesses to neglect and hopelessness. The Campaign highlights the need to build a comprehensive, efficient system to screen, evaluate, diagnose and treat mental illnesses at every stage of life." See also the page at the NAMI site on the Mind of America Foundation.
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