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A document exploring the implications of using biotechnical powers for reasons beyond therapy takes up controversial issues such as the prospect of creating designer babies and questions whether such scientific advances are possible and ethical.
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Independence Blue Cross takes a three-pronged approach to helping members manage their health care with its newly expanded Connections SM Health Management Program.
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Through a team approach that involves case managers, vocational rehabilitation counselors, and on-site job coaches, CIGNA Group Insurance has developed a successful return-to-work program for members who are severely injured or experience debilitating illnesses.
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Since Harvard Pilgrim Health Care, based in Wellesley, MA, started its Health Advance care management system to intervene with at-risk members before they require intensive medical services, the hospitalization rate for members in the program has been cut in half.
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Involving members in goal setting and getting them to take personal responsibility for their own health are keys to the success of Harvard Pilgrim Health Cares Health Advance Care Management system, according to Liz Estabrook, RN, manager of care management for the Wellesley, MA-based health plan.
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The publicly insured members covered by Horizon-Mercy often have psychological and social needs along with their medical conditions. To better serve these needs, the Trenton, NJ, health plan for the publicly insured started a social work program in May 1997.
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A comprehensive asthma management program has paid off for Care Choices HMO of Farmington Hills, MI.
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A child comes in for an injury in a traffic accident in which others were hurt and killed. The ED clinicians take care of the physical injuries, and the patient is discharged. Still, the staff members feel uneasy about the impact of the accident on the childs mental health.
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