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Home health nurses are accustomed to point-of-care technology for completing charts and assessments. A growing number of agency staff members are also comfortable with the use of and interpretation of results from telemonitoring equipment. But, is your agency prepared for access to, or uploads to, your patients' personal health record?
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By combining its individual disease management programs into a member-centered system and reminding members of gaps in recommended care, Buffalo-based HealthNow New York helps members assume responsibility for managing their conditions so they can stay healthy and out of the hospital.
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People in health education are beginning to use a literature genre called a photonovela. This genre tells a picture story and is designed like a comic book with text in bubbles to indicate who is speaking.
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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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Ectopic pregnancy continues to be a leading cause of maternal morbidity and mortality during the first trimester.
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While expanding health insurance coverage is a necessary and important step in health care reform, it will fail if it is not coupled with actions to address quality and cost, according to officials with a number of quality and other stakeholder organizations.
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While dental services often have not received the attention given some other health care disciplines, many communities now are attempting to provide more services targeted to vulnerable, low-income residents.
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Coverage for mental illnesses and substance abuse disorders in state plans and proposals to cover the uninsured generally involve Medicaid expansions, parity, limited coverage, or minimal or no benefits.
