A division in the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Office of the Secretary, it is focused on building an interoperable, private and secure nationwide health information system, coordination of nationwide efforts to implement health information...
Enacted in 1965, this act was the first federal level initiative aimed at providing comprehensive services for older adults. It established the U.S. Administration on Aging (AoA) as well as state agencies on aging to address the social services needs of the elderly....
Also known as Olmstead v. L.C., is a 1999 United States Supreme Court case regarding discrimination against people with disabilities. The Supreme Court held that under the Americans with Disabilities Act, public entities must provide community-based services to...
A San Francisco project that uses an HMO model to provide all acute care and long-term care services needed by a frail elderly population at risk of nursing home placement.(See Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly.)