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The confusion over what constitutes effective echinacea preparations for the treatment of colds and influenza is demonstrated in several recent reviews addressing this issue.
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Goal: To quantify the combined impact of four well-supported health behaviors on mortality in the general community.
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Federally qualified community health centers: These centers are funded through federal grants to provide primary and preventive health care in medically underserved areas and must provide the uninsured if they meet guidelines.
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When chronically ill patients who have no insurance coverage and no medical home come into the emergency department at Harbor-view Medical Center in Seattle, they are referred for follow-up to a nurse case manager who links the patients to a primary care provider and helps them learn to manage their disease.
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Amajor software upgrade has dramatically increased the ability of a New Jersey health system's behavioral health call center to serve as a "one-stop connection" for local emergency departments, psychiatric emergency screening services, and a stand-alone psychiatric hospital, says Dawn Fenske, director of Saint Barnabas Management Services in Toms River, NJ.
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Due to the increased demand for more in-depth information, there is a new resource for all your discharge planning needs.
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As health insurance costs escalate and employers reduce coverage for employees, raise deductibles, or stop providing health insurance altogether, hospitals are providing care for an increasing number of patients who have no means to pay.
