Wednesday, April 27, 2011

HRSA and CMS: Rural Hospitals and Partnership for Patients

Please join Dr. Mary Wakefield, Administrator of the Health Resources and Services Administration and Joe McCannon, Senior Advisor to the Administrator of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, and other rural partners Thursday, April 28 at 3:00PM EST for a conference call to discuss how rural hospitals can become involved in Partnership for Patients, a new public-private partnership that brings together hospitals, employers, health plans, physicians, nurses, and patient advocates along with State and Federal governments in a shared effort to make hospital care safer, more reliable, and less costly. To participate, dial 877-352-5212 and enter passcode 3141862.