Home Health Care Agencies in Truth Or Consequence, NM
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 Sierra Health Care Center Location: 1400 N Silver Street, Truth Or Consequence, New Mexico 87901 Ratings: Phone: (575) 894-1735 Health Services: Nursing Care, Physical Therapy, Speech Pathology, Medical Social Services, Home Health Aide |
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Conn. children's hospital, insurer reach accord; San Francisco nurses plan strike
Connecticut Children's Medical Center and Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield announced today that they have reached a multi-year agreement, ending a two-month dispute that led to uncertainty and confusion for many patients and their families. The hospital and the Connecticut Children's Specialty Group had dropped the insurer April 16 after both sides failed to reach an agreement after a year of negotiations. Under the deal, Anthem will immediately resume covering in-network costs.
World poverty gains reduced, countries unlikely to achieve most MDGs, U.N. report says
The global economic downturn has "reversed a 20-year decline in world poverty" and could "add up to 90 million to the ranks of the hungry in 2009, an increase of six percent over current totals," according to a U.N. report on the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), which U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon launched in Geneva on Monday, Reuters reports (Evans, 7/6).
Study helps quantify racial and ethnic disparities in pediatric diabetes treatment
Type 1 diabetes (T1D) is the third most common pediatric chronic disease in the United States, and the risk of the disease has risen sharply in non-Hispanic Black (NHB) children in the last 20 years, data show.
Hospitals get graded for patient safety
Hospital executives are about to find out if they make the grade under a new rating system developed by the Leapfrog Group that debuts online Wednesday -; and some are not happy about it. Under Leapfrog's Hospital Safety Score initiative, hospitals are given a letter grade -; A, B, C, D or F -; on how safely they treat patients. The grade reflects patient injuries, infection rates and the frequency of medical and medication errors.
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Home Health Care
Home health care is a wide range of health care services that can be given in your home for an illness or injury. Home health care is usually less expensive, more convenient, and just as effective as care you get in a hospital or skilled nursing facility (SNF). The goal of home health care is to treat an illness or injury. Home health care helps you get better, regain your independence, and become as self-sufficient as possible.Home Healthcare Agency Compare
Home Health Compare has information about the quality of care provided by "Medicare-certified" home health agencies throughout the nation. "Medicare-certified" means the home health agency is approved by Medicare and meets certain federal health and safety requirements. Home Health Compare can help you or your family or friends choose a quality home health agency that has the skilled home health services you need.Home Health Compare was created through the efforts of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), an agency of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS).
NOTE: Medicare won't cover home health services provided by a home health agency that hasn't been Medicare-certified.