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WellPoint Inc.'s disease management program, designed to improve care for members with bipolar disorder, reported a 22% increase in medication compliance and a 14% decrease in behavioral inpatient services for members during a recent outcomes revaluation.
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When you are developing a post-discharge care plan for patients who will need some assistance at home, make sure the patient and family understand what is required of them and that they are aware of all their options, including paying for private home care services.
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Three factors depression, stress and obesity together account for about half of the variance in the average workers' compensation cost per case at PPG Industries.
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Mental health screening should be part of your overall plan to assess risk, implement interventions, and establish outcomes measurement strategies, says Nancy W. Spangler, MS, OTR/L, a consultant to the Partnership for Workplace Mental Health and president of Leawood, KS-based Spangler Associates Inc.
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Smokers need not apply. That is the new policy of Memorial Health Care System in Chattanooga, TN.
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Hospital pharmacists have a variety of options now for the estimation of renal function for the purpose of drug dose adjustment, and it's sometimes difficult to decide the best approach.
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Pharmacy practice both in the community and in hospitals continues to change and evolve with some trends increasing as a result of the 2009 recession, a national pharmacy workforce survey finds.
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Pharmacy directors of small hospitals might think that offering medication therapy management (MTM) services is a little out of their reach. But at least one 25-bed hospital has proven that this is a short-sighted view.
