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G B Turnbull

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PubMed2001

The evolution, current status, and regulation of ostomy products in the United States.

In today's rapidly evolving health care environment in which quality, cost-effectiveness, and outcomes are among the most valued health care products, significant issues must be addressed regarding ostomy products and how persons with stomas use them. The lack of evidence-based data has a direct impact on the pocketbooks of many patients with ostomies in the United States and their quality of life. Regulators, accrediting agencies, and payers look to WOC nurses and other providers to provide a sound scientific base upon which they can develop standards and regulations that will improve the life of Americans with stomas.

Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, U.S.↗
PubMed2000

Thriving and surviving in home care and skilled nursing facilities under the Balanced Budget Act of 1997.

The Balanced Budget Act of 1997 (BBA 97) contains the most dramatic changes to the Medicare program since its genesis nearly 35 years ago. To remain financially viable under the cost-cutting measures mandated in this Act, hospitals, home health agencies, skilled nursing facilities, and their employees must have a working knowledge of its contents. In addition, the patients served by these health care providers must have well documented and positive health outcomes, and they must be satisfied with the care and service they receive. Nevertheless, merely understanding the changes mandated by BBA 97 is not sufficient for success; clinicians also must develop innovative solutions to the hurdles the Act erects and quickly integrate them into daily practice. Issues of payment and reimbursement have everything to do with the delivery of today's patient care, regardless of the setting where it is delivered. BBA 97 offers special opportunities to wound, ostomy, and continence care clinicians.

Community Health Nursing↗
PubMed2000

Understanding the Balanced Budget Act of 1997.

The Balanced Budget Act of 1997 contained sweeping changes to Medicare that directly affect healthcare professionals in all clinical settings. If clinicians are to be successful in today's healthcare marketplace, they must have a working knowledge of these changes and the impact they have on their employers and patients. Economic viability of our country's healthcare providers depends on their ability to comply with federal, state, and local regulations while providing improved patient outcomes using fewer medical resources and healthcare dollars. Clinical practice, and healthcare professionals who provide it, must quickly adapt to these changes.

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