HEALTH IT ADVOCATE: “FINISH THE JOB” – Politico Pulse
But much more work remains to fully implement health IT in ways that help our health care system meet the needs of patients, caregivers and providers. We have a responsibility to patients and families to finish the job,” said Debra Ness, president of the National Partnership for Women & Families.
Groups Weigh In on Success of HITECH Act, Meaningful Use – iHealthBeat
The HITECH Act, which was included in a larger economic stimulus package, officially created the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT and the meaningful use program.
Patient Advocates Celebrate Five Years of HITECH – Bloomberg BNA
Debra L. Ness, president of the National Partnership for Women & Families, said in a statement that the widespread use of electronic health records by providers made possible by the HITECH Act’s Medicare and Medicaid EHR Incentive programs are “helping to facilitate much-needed culture change by empowering patients.”
Panel urges HIT focus on medication adherence – Healthcare Risk Management Review
Health Information Technology (HIT) policy needs to focus on improving patient medication adherence in order to realize the goals of improving patient health and achieving cost savings in the US health care system, according to an expert panel convened by NEHI (Network for Excellence in Health Innovation) and Prescriptions for a Healthy America.
‘Mad Men’ era of U.S. family policy coming to an end? – Washington Post
“This is a reflection of the strong recognition across the country, across region, across class, race, and gender, that something needs to change,” said Vicki Shabo, director of the work and family programs at the National Partnership.
Women Get Less Paid Leave Than Men – ThinkProgress
Women are far less likely than men to get paid leave from their workplaces, according to a new survey commissioned by American Women, the National Partnership for Women & Families, and the Rockefeller Family Fund.
MU Stage 3 In The Works – Health IT Outcomes
Consumer Partnership for eHealth offered its assessment of Stage 3, writing, “The Meaningful Use program must incorporate infrastructure and uses of certified EHRs that will reduce health disparities as a measurable health outcome. To this end, we have come together to create an evidence-based action plan for leveraging the EHR Incentive Program to reduce health disparities.
West Virginia Legislator Attempts to Add Anti-Choice Amendments to Pregnancy Discrimination Bill – RH Reality Check
Guarantee of paid sick days stirs debate – NorthJersey.com
The push for sick-leave legislation began in San Francisco, where a group of restaurant workers organized support for a measure that was put on the ballot in November 2006, and won with 61 percent of the vote, said Vicki Shabo, director of work and family programs for the National Partnership for Women and Families, a Washington, D.C.-based advocacy group.
Women Are Less Likely To Earn Paid Extended Leave Than Men, New Poll Finds – Huffington Post
“These new data confirm what people across the country have long known, and what too many members of Congress have yet to address – that our nation’s workplace policies are out of sync with real life in this era, and women and families suffer terribly as a result,” Ness said in a statement to HuffPost.