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Older English People Enjoy Better Health But Die Sooner Than Their American Counterparts
medicalnewstoday.com — “A new study by researchers on both sides of the Atlantic found that while older English people enjoy better health than their American counterparts, they die sooner, adding fuel to the debate ab” View full resource at medicalnewstoday.com
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The Cost of Dying: End-of-Life Care - 60 Minutes - CBS News
cbsnews.com — “60 Minutes on CBS News: The Cost of Dying: End-of-Life Care - Patients' Last Two Months of Life Cost Medicare $50 Billion Last Year; Is There a Better Way?” View full resource at cbsnews.com
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Why we are healthier than Americans but die earlier - Telegraph
telegraph.co.uk — “English people are far healthier when they retire than their American counterparts but die earlier because of our poorer healthcare, a major new study claims.” View full resource at telegraph.co.uk
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Study: Americans are less healthy but live slightly longer than people in the UK, thanks to better medical care. http://bit.ly/abUbzR
NHS 'better than American health care' - Telegraph
telegraph.co.uk — “NHS care in Britain is better than private health provision in the United States for quick and effective treatment, according to an American think tank.” View full resource at telegraph.co.uk
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In Commonwealth Fund poll, doctors regard UK's NHS more favorably than they do current U.S. health system http://tr.im/EdJ4 #hcreform
National Quality Strategy Will Promote Better Health, Quality Care For Americans
medicalnewstoday.com — “The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) today released the National Strategy for Quality Improvement in Health Care (National Quality Strategy). The strategy was called for under th” View full resource at medicalnewstoday.com
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National Quality Strategy Will Promote Better Health, Quality Care For Americans http://mnt.to/3SwT #publichealth
Dying for Health Care | ThirdAge Articles
thirdage.com — “While politicians and pundits raise the heat and prolong the debate on health care reform, perhaps they should consider this: Nearly 45,000 deaths a year are associated with lack of health insurance, according to a new study published online by The” View full resource at thirdage.com
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How Nurses Can Better Support Families Of Dying Children
medicalnewstoday.com — “Most nurses that work in a children's critical care unit feel prepared and trained to help parents during the final moments of their child's life and the difficult hours that follow.The ” View full resource at medicalnewstoday.com
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How Nurses Can Better Support Families Of Dying Children http://mnt.to/3vM5
Americans sicker but English die quicker says study | Reuters
reuters.com — “LONDON/CHICAGO (Reuters) - Older Americans suffer more chronic disease than their English counterparts, but the English die earlier, according to a study on Thursday that could revive debate about whose” View full resource at reuters.com
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If you get sick at older ages, you will die sooner in England than in the U.S., but that edge comes at a price http://goo.gl/3IQFy
Americans sicker but English die quicker says study | Reuters
reuters.com — “LONDON/CHICAGO (Reuters) - Older Americans suffer more chronic disease than their English counterparts, but the English die earlier, according to a study on Thursday that could revive debate about whose” View full resource at reuters.com
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RAND study: Americans w/#chronic diseases live longer than those in England. But cost of U.S. h/care nearly double http://reut.rs/9NDkFx
For heart failure, better care comes at a cost | Reuters
reuters.com — “NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Hospitals that see a lot of heart failure cases give better care, but it also costs more, according to a new study. That translates into about 20,000 people a year who aren't” View full resource at reuters.com
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HHS: National Quality Strategy Will Promote Better Health, Quality Care for Americans
newswise.com — “HHS has released the National Quality Strategy, the first effort to create national aims and priorities to improve the quality of health care in the United States.” View full resource at newswise.com
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HHS: National Quality Strategy Will Promote Better Health, Quality Care for Americans
newswise.com — “HHS has released the National Quality Strategy, the first effort to create national aims and priorities to improve the quality of health care in the United States.” View full resource at newswise.com
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National Quality Strategy will promote better health, quality care for Americans
hhs.gov — “The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) today released the National Strategy for Quality Improvement in Health Care (National Quality Strategy). The strategy was called for under the Affordable Care Act and is the first effort to create national aims and priorities to guide local, state, and national efforts to improve the quality of health care in the United States.” View full resource at hhs.gov
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HHS released the National Quality Strategy this morning. In time for ACA deadline.http://www.hhs.gov/news/press/2011pres/03/20110321a.html
AAFP Task Force Takes Steps to Better Value Primary Care -- AAFP News Now -- American Academy of Family Physicians
aafp.org — “The newly formed AAFP Primary Care Valuation Task Force reached consensus on two key points during its first meeting here on Aug. 22: Medicare should pay more for primary care services, while also taking steps to better compensate high-functioning primary care practices.” View full resource at aafp.org
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AAFP Task Force Takes Steps to Better Value Primary Care http://t.co/8d6GR8l
More may not be better in health care - Health care- msnbc.com
msnbc.msn.com — “A central issue in the debate over health care overhaul rests on an intriguing finding by researchers: spending more for care doesn't produce better care.” View full resource at msnbc.msn.com
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