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Identifying the gaps in care and accountability and closing those gaps is the key to a successful disease management program, says Alan Muney, MD, MHA, executive vice president and chief medical officer for Oxford Health Plans in Trumbull, CT.
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By concentrating its disease management efforts on members who are likely to benefit most, an Indianapolis-based HMO hopes to keep its members healthier and reduce costs to employer groups at the same time.
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New clinical practice guidelines for the prevention, detection, and treatment of high blood pressure have been released by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) in Bethesda, MD.
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The Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations has changed how it scores organizations on its National Patient Safety Goal to eliminate wrong-site, wrong-patient, wrong-procedure surgery.
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Often in health plans, disease management is in one silo, case management is in another, pharmacy management is in another, and they may not interrelate.
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At Oxford Health Plans based in Trumbull, CT, 3% of its members account for half of the plans medical costs.
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The occurrence of medical errors made by health care providers against patients has been at the forefront of the media in recent years.
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The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) has developed a new web-based tool that can help hospitals enhance their patient safety performance by quickly detecting potential medical errors in patients who have undergone medical or surgical care.
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Changes are needed in the education of physicians, nurses, and other health professionals to improve patient safety and quality of care, according to a new report by the Institute of Medicine (IOM) in Washington, DC.
