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Under the direction of CMS, the Quality Improvement Organization (QIO) Program works with consumers and physicians, hospitals, and other caregivers to make sure patients get the right care at the right time, particularly patients from underserved populations. The QIOs in each state ensure that payment is made only for medically necessary services, and investigate beneficiary complaints about quality of care.

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    By Helene V. Wenzel, Family Caregiver Alliance
  2. Progress Report on Alzheimer's Disease 2004-2005
    National Institute on Aging
    Alzheimer's disease is an age-related and irreversible brain disorder that develops over a period of years.
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    Family Caregiver Alliance
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    National Institute on Aging
    How well you and your doctor talk to each other is one of the most important parts of getting good health care.
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    Family Caregiver Alliance
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  6. Fact Sheet - Caregiving and Depression
    Family Caregiver Alliance
  7. Vision Aids for People Sighted in One Eye
    AbleData
    Read about successful clinical methods developed and used over a 20-year period for assisting individuals having vision in one eye.
  8. Fact Sheet - Holding a Family Meeting
    Family Caregiver Alliance
  9. Fact Sheet - Wernicke-Korsakoff Syndrome
    Family Caregiver Alliance
  10. Informed Consumer's Guide to Accessible Housing
    AbleData
    For people with disabilities, a dwelling must be fully accessible to become a home.
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