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Members with bipolar disorder are getting the help they need to keep their condition under control through a new telephone coaching program from Health Alliance Plan (HAP) of Michigan.
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Since implementing a maternity program that includes educational mailings and telephone counseling sessions for all pregnant members, BlueChoice HealthPlan of South Carolina has been well below the state average for pre-delivery hospitalizations and pre-term deliveries. And health plan members have experienced a drop in pre-term admissions and neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) lengths of stay.
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Clinical pathways, multi-disciplinary plans of care for patients with a particular diagnosis, are not only for members of the medical team. Simple versions of these pathways, written in lay language, help empower patients and their families, and also initiate involvement in the management of their care.
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Health care costs reduced $176 for every employee a savings of $1.65 for every dollar spent on a comprehensive wellness program. These are the eye-catching numbers that occupational health professionals at Highmark Inc., a Pittsburgh-based health insurer, can point to.
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Forty-one percent more sick days, 59% more short-term disability days, 39% more long-term disability days, 48% more workers' compensation days, and 6% lower annual productivity.
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There are many etiologies for eye redness that vary from minor conditions such as allergic or viral conjunctivitis to vision threatening conditions such as acute narrow angle glaucoma. Being able to identify which conditions may affect vision, initiate emergency measures, and make a timely referral to an ophthalmologist are major challenges for the emergency physician.
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A class for caregivers was established at the University of Minnesota, Fairview in Minneapolis, because caring for an ill family member is becoming common practice as more people are treated as outpatients.
