Evaluasi JKN Menyeluruh

Obat GratisImplementasi program Jaminan Kesehatan Nasional perlu dievaluasi secara menyeluruh. Itu karena banyak keluhan dari masyarakat dan tenaga kesehatan terkait mutu layanan dan kejelasan regulasi program yang dikelola Badan Penyelenggara Jaminan Sosial Kesehatan itu.

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CMS Announces Final Rule Implementing Quality Care in SNFs

revcycleValue-based payment and quality care continue to prove high on the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ (CMS) agenda. On July 30, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced their final rules for the fiscal year (FY) 2016 for skilled nursing facilities (SNFs), increasing the presence of quality-based payment over fee-for-service payment, according to a press release.

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Pemerintah Diminta Tangani Kanker Paru-Paru

neracaBertepatan dengan peringatan hari kanker paru-paru sedunia pada 1 Agustus ini, ahli kesehatan menyarankan pemerintah melakukan lima hal guna menangani angka kejadian kanker ini di Indonesia.Spesialis pulmonologi dan dan ilmu kedokteran respirasi FKUI, Prof dr Tjandra Yoga Aditama SpP (K), MARS, DTM&H, DTCE, mengatakan, hal pertama ialah penanggulangan masalah merokok. “Penanganggulangan masalah rokok sesuai PP 109/2012,” ujar Tjandra dalam keterangan tertulisnya di Jakarta.

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Health Affairs’ August Issue: Hospital Quality And Care

health affairsThe August issue of Health Affairs contains a cluster of articles focusing on hospital quality and care. Other subjects covered in this variety issue: ways state vaccine exemption laws affect disease outbreaks; how states with strong health insurance rate review managed lower premiums; and characteristics of health care “super-utilizers.”

State Vaccination Exemption Laws, Exemption Rates, And Disease Outbreaks

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