How is the doctor-patient relationship changing? It’s going electronic. – Washington Post
(Statistics provided by the National Partnership for Women & Families)
Murray launches new push for paid leave – The Hill
“Paid sick days laws are or will soon be in place in 21 places across the country and 81 percent of voters say they want lawmakers to consider new laws like paid sick days,” the National Partnership for Women & Families said in a statement. “It is past time for action at the federal level.”
Senate passes trafficking bill 99-0, ending long abortion fight – The Hill
Debra Ness, the president of the National Partnership for Women & Families, said that even with the deal, “trafficking survivors will still face unconscionable restrictions to accessing the reproductive health services they need.”
Recap: Top 17 Tweets from HIMSS15 – Seamless MD Blog
(Tweet courtesy of the National Partnership for Women & Families)
Advocates Push For Paid Medical, Family Leave – Kaiser Health News
“Those who know about it are those who disproportionately work for employers who already do it,” says Vicki Shabo, a vice president at the National Partnership for Women & Families. “That leaves out many lower-paid workers.”
Patty Murray Vows To Pursue ‘Every Avenue’ For Paid Sick Leave – Huffington Post
Vicki Shabo, vice president of the National Partnership for Women & Families, said that “this is the time, this is the moment” to pass federal legislation on paid sick leave.”
Proposed patient access change sparks MU debate – Healthcare IT News
The suggested modification “is a startling and unwelcome departure,” said National Partnership for Women & Families President Debra L. Ness, in a statement. “All of us who care about achieving the ‘Triple Aim’ – better care, better health and lower costs – know that success depends on patients being equal and engaged partners, true co-creators, of their health and their care. This rule signals a turn in precisely the wrong direction.”
“No MU without ME”: join the campaign to fight health data hiding – atients.net
A coalition of organizations, coordinated by the National Partnership for Women & Families and Consumer Partnership for eHealth, is mounting a coordinated campaign to fight back, through social media and responses in the government regulatory process. The symbol, the “badge,” so to speak, is “No MU Without Me.”
ONC loosens patient engagement requirements for MU Stage 3 – Becker’s Health IT & CIO Review
Debra L. Ness, president of Washington, D.C.-based National Partnership for Women & Families, said in a statement that the revision of the rule is a “dramatic retreat from essential, ongoing efforts to make patients and their families equal partners in improving health through shared information, understanding and decisionmaking.” She urged CMS to reconsider.
ONC promises not to abandon patient access — Energy and Commerce advances 21st Century Cures — HIMSS day 3 – Politico Morning eHealth
Debra Ness, president of the National Partnership of Women & Families, decried the rule as a “startling and unwelcome departure from the administration’s commitment to health care transformation that produces higher value, more patient- and family-centered care.”