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Nua of Health, which has seven specialist residential facilities in Laois and Kildare, has become the first internationally accredited provider of autism services in the Republic of Ireland. The UK-based National Autistic Society (NAS) awarded accreditation in recognition of the high quality of residential care provided by the organization, and said the services are unique among the more than 300 organizations that have been evaluated worldwide .

“Health Nua have achieved accreditation within twelve months of enrollment in the program,” the NAS in a statement. “This is an outstanding achievement, and rarely in that time. The strength of the organization is recognized for its proactive steps to obtain external recognition of their achievements and in doing so, be accredited by an internationally recognized organization.”

Nua of Health has launched a new approach to help people with high functioning autism and Asperger syndrome. Traditional treatments had forced the individuals to adapt to predefined care structures, but Nua Health service designed to meet the needs of each person referred to it.

Those who use the facilities to enjoy a better quality of life through greater independence and the provision of training courses and activities. Since achieving accreditation, Nua Healthcare has been contacted by service providers in France and Germany are planning to replicate its model of care.

“We are absolutely delighted to have achieved accredited status with such high praise,” says Edward Dunne, managing director of Nua Healthcare. “We have always strived to be the best in the field and the achievement of this status is a credit to all of our frontline staff who have worked so hard over the past years for our service to where it is today.”

The accreditation process involved assessing the 17 core standards relating to disability services, which are similar to those identified by the Health Information and Quality Authority (HIQA) in Ireland. Health Nua was then assessed in 15 other rules that are specific to the attention of autism, making this process even more stringent accreditation HIQA’s.

Health Nua was founded in 2004 by experienced social care professionals to provide specialized services for persons with high functioning autism and Asperger syndrome. It serves 25 people and employs 75 staff across its seven facilities in Portlaoise, Nurney, Naas, Kilcullen, Monasterevin and Portarlington. It offers day services to complement its residential services, and also operates facilities for people with learning disabilities.

The international accreditation provides the peace of the facility users and their families, who know they are receiving services from an organization that adheres to international quality standards of care.

A 2007 study showed that the prevalence of autism in children is one in 86. Asperger Syndrome is a form of high functioning autism, and its prevalence is seen in the region of one in 300. Increased awareness of Asperger Syndrome in the last decade has been a growth in the number who are being diagnosed. This trend will put tremendous pressure on health services in the coming years.

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 27 Nov 2009 @ 8:45 PM 

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The AARP (Association for Advancement of Retired Persons) is the predominant lobbying group for senior citizens in the United States. Healthcare reform is an issue that impacts many seniors today; many are worried that their Medicare or Medicare Advantage benefits will be cut. One of the methods proposed for finding the funding to insure more Americans is to cute Medicare’s reimbursements to doctors; this could lead to a decreasing number of practictioners who are willing to accept Medicare. That’s why it’s surprising that the organization has announced its support for the Democratic healthcare reform bill. Their power (40 million Americans over age 65 are card-carrying members) has the potential to push the House of Representatives’ and Senate’s bills over the amount of votes needed to pass. As a result, some Republicans have questioned AARP’s status as a nonpartisan organization. It must be said, though, that AARP has made enemies of politicians in both parties in the past; and their seeming neutrality gives their views more credibility.

Believe it or not, AARP is actually willing to endanger the business of its own corporate partners. It makes money off of Medicare Advantage plans and other products sold by UnitedHealthcare and other health insurance companies. The reform bill AARP is backing will, above all, see significant cuts to Medicare Advantage. AARP officials insist that the fact that they collect over $220 million per year from AARP-branded insurance doesn’t cause them to have a conflict of interest. Since they appear willing to sacrifice their own profits for what they believe is the greater good, respondents of a recent poll have greater trust in them to recommend the right solutions to our healthcare crisis. A majority of independents and Democrats have more confidence in the AARP than in health insurance companies. Even Republicans are equally confident in the seniors’ organization.

Still, the question remains: why would the AARP risk alienating a significant portion of its base? After all, senior citizens have consistently been the demographic least supportive of healthcare reform–largely since they have the most to lose. Maybe the fact that most of the budget cuts will be borne by Medicare Advantage as opposed to standard Medicare itself is expected to soften the blow. The majority of seniors would like to keep Medicare Avantage programs alive, but by no means have those programs been ideal. Many have had issues with government reimbursing the private insurers for this supplemental coverage for years. A case in point is the infamous “donut hole”: each year, Medicare Advantage covers a certain level of medical costs until patients have to pay the entire amount out of pocket. Although the Medicare Advantage plan kicks in again after a certain amount (often $5,000 per year), most policyholders’ spending tends to fall slightly under that amount. (Meanwhile, they continue to pay the premiums for their health insurance plan.)

Congress is scrambling to have a bill passed as soon as possible; the House may even vote on it over the weekend. AARP’s eleventh-hour support will boost the chances of reform. A lot of seniors may be vocal when opposing reform, but it isn’t fair to assume that the older generation who “already got theirs” and has public health insurance plans available to them doesn’t care about the masses of uninsured young people. Some criticism is based in their desire to avoid saddling future generations with massive national debt, while other senior citizens believe that insuring our population is the best way to give back. Either way, seniors have played a major role in the healthcare reform debate.

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In a live Webcast hosted by Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Kathleen Sebelius on August 7, Dr. David Blumenthal, National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (HIT), answered critics of the Obama administration’s healthcare reform efforts and underscored the role of HIT in accomplishing it, stating that the adoption of Health IT will serve as a catalyst for achieving the goals of healthcare reform legislation.

 “I think they are afraid that physicians somehow will be controlled by the information that’s in the record or by guidelines that are in the electronic record,” Dr. Blumenthal said. “An electronic record, however, assembles for the physician all of the information that is relevant to be able to make an effective decision. It gives them what they need to be correct and wise at the point that the decision has to be made. The electronic health record, by bringing all this information together in one place at one time and accessible to the physician, can advance the patient’s health, make the system more efficient and reduce premiums over time as a result.”

Dr. Blumenthal cited an example from his own experience. While ordering a CT scan on a patient, the computer alerted him that a similar test had already been performed. In fact, “the test had been ordered by another doctor, and as I looked at the results, I didn’t need to order that test,” he said. “I saved the patient the inconvenience and X-ray exposure, and saved the healthcare system the money for that duplicate test.”

Dr. Blumenthal himself also converted from paper to electronic health records (EHRs), admitting that it was not an easy task, both in terms of changing the way we are used to doing things, as well as from a cost perspective. However, he realized very quickly that, with more information readily available to him, it made him a better physician. He added that the stimulus funds should make the transition easier and, if healthcare is to be improved through the use of EHRs, then, ultimately, “it’s the right thing to do.”

Although the healthcare information management arena has been relatively slow in catching up to technology, physicians and others in the healthcare industry are starting to see the impact that information technology has had on other industries, and they are ready to utilize technology as a tool as well. With President Obama’s economic stimulus package offering monetary incentives for adoption and use of EHRs through the HITECH Act — which qualifies hospitals and physicians proving “meaningful use” of an EHR for $17 billion worth of incentive payments from Medicare and Medicaid over a five-year period — the transition seems to be more achievable than before.

“It’s an investment that will take the long, overdue step of computerizing America’s medical records to reduce the duplication and waste that costs billions of healthcare dollars and medical errors that cost thousands of lives each year.” President Obama stated at the signing of the stimulus bill on February 17.

While the exact definition of “meaningful use” will be determined by the HHS at the end of this year, the legislation outlined three requirements: e-Prescription, electronic exchange of health information and reporting of clinical quality measures.

On June 16, the Meaningful Use Workgroup offered its recommendations to the Health IT Policy Committee. In its preamble, the workgroup stated, “The ultimate vision is one in which all patients are fully engaged in their healthcare, providers have real-time access to all medical information and tools to help ensure the quality and safety of the care provided, while also affording improved access and elimination of healthcare disparities. This ‘North star’ must guide our key policy objectives, the advanced care processes needed to achieve them, and lastly, the specific use of information technology that will enable the desired outcomes, and our ability to monitor them.”

Health IT will play a tremendous role in the realization of this vision, which is highlighted by the Meaningful Use Workgroup’s early call for adoption of EHRs and computerized physician order entry (CPOE), including time- and cost-saving features such as electronic transmission of permissible prescriptions and incorporation of lab test results into EHRs. According to an Institute of Medicine report, an estimated 100,000 people die each year from medical errors in hospitals. EHRs will improve patient safety reporting and data analysis and prevent such errors by providing built-in safety management protocols and risk-assessment tools, including early warnings and alerts. In addition, they will also prevent duplicate tests by reminding physicians about preventive services.

As Dr. Blumenthal mentioned in the Webcast, “Health IT can empower all kinds of improvement in preventive care, in acute care and chronic care. [The doctors] won’t miss when the mammogram is due, or that influenza immunization. We know that prevention is a very important way of avoiding healthcare costs. Finally, by making sure that the administration of bills or of claims is more efficient, it can greatly reduce the waste we all know is part of the administration of our very, very complicated health insurance systems.”

Healthcare reform is needed, almost everyone will agree, simply because, as a nation, we aspire for quality care. In fact, as President Obama said, “Healthcare reform is no longer just a moral imperative; it’s a fiscal imperative. If we want to create jobs and rebuild our economy and get our federal budget under control, then we have to address the crushing costs of healthcare this year in this administration.”

However, how it will be achieved is always debatable. At least one thing is certain: that it will require a meticulous and committed approach and cooperation between all the players in the healthcare arena. To that end, the role of health IT through the use of EHRs as a major player is both critical and inevitable at the same time. In terms of long-term savings as a result of health IT, analysts at RAND Corporation estimate the figure to be about $77 billion a year. Hence, the challenge lies not in its necessity — whether it should be done. Rather, it lies in the approach — how it should be done.

Many have and will continue to raise myriad concerns, whether from a technology, privacy or security point of view. However, as stated by Dr. Blumenthal, “It is a journey we must take if we are to improve care through the use of EHRs.” As we progress towards the ultimate vision, utilizing technology to provide secure, timely and logically organized access to health information will become more realistic, imperative and ultimately meaningful. And yes, it is the right thing to do.

Irfan Iqbal is the Director of Medical Informatics at Sequel Systems, Inc.

Sequel Systems, founded in 1995, is a dynamic medical software company offering hospitals, health organizations, physician practices and billing companies electronic health record (EHR) and electronic medical record (EMR) solutions.

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