Rehabilitation Services

Information on requirements to provide specialized care.
02.17.2020  | Senate Passes Mental Health Parity Bill
The Massachusetts Senate unanimously passed a sweeping mental health reform bill last Thursday that takes a large step towards "parity."
09.16.2019  | Hebrew SeniorLife & Brown to Lead National Alzheimer’s Project
Hebrew SeniorLife and Brown University have received a five-year $53.4 million grant from the National Institute on Aging to lead a nationwide effort to address Alzheimer’s disease.
05.27.2019  | State Seeks to Connect Brain Injury, SUD Communities
A new opportunity is available through the state for organizations wishing to train staff members on how to best coordinate care for individuals who have co-occurring brain injury and substance use disorder.
04.08.2019  | How Can Physician Practices Help Reduce Hospital Readmissions?
The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) has released a report that identifies primary care-based strategies for reducing hospital readmissions.
03.25.2019  | MedPAC Suggests Revamping Quality Measure Programs
The Medicare Payment Advisory Commission submitted its mandated annual report to Congress last week, and once again called for a total revamping of Medicare’s hospital quality programs.
03.25.2019  | Hospital-Specific Readmissions Reports
The state’s Center for Health Information & Analysis (CHIA) last Tuesday released hospital-specific readmission profiles for each acute care hospital in the state.
03.11.2019  | MHA Submits Budget Priorities to Legislative Leaders
As the Massachusetts House and Senate begin to construct their FY2020 budget proposals, MHA, in consultation with its members, is calling attention to a series of priorities.
03.04.2019  | National Program Encourages Age-Friendly Health Systems
National healthcare organizations have announced expansion of a program to assist hospitals in caring for an aging population.
12.24.2018  | Some Things to Expect in 2019
As 2019 begins, here are a few key developments that should occur.
11.05.2018  | Dozens of Reasons to Oppose Question 1 (And We Could Have Added More)
Care is fluid and ever-changing and should not be determined by a rigid number arrived at through popular vote. Vote NO on 1.
10.01.2018  | Opioids: A Step Forward in D.C., a Potential Step Back in Mass.
In Mass., optimism over a federal opioid bill is mixed with concern over an impending threat to the state's behavioral health system
08.20.2018  | Mass. Hospitals Included in US News & World Report Best Hospitals
Last week, U.S. News & World Report released their popular annual “Best Hospitals” rankings.
09.25.2017  | Two Long-Term, Acute-Care Hospitals in Mass. to Close
Curahealth – the system with 12 long-term acute-care hospitals in Massachusetts, Arizona, Oklahoma, Louisiana, Tennessee and Pennsylvania – has announced it will close the second of its three Bay State hospitals.
06.12.2017  | Storto Receives Prestigious Lane Award
David Storto, president of Partners Continuing Care and Spaulding Rehabilitation Network, has been awarded the prestigious 2017 William L. Lane Hospital Advocate Award from MHA.

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