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What impact does intimate partner violence have on reproductive decision-making?
In the current study, funded by the Department of Health and Human Services’ Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, investigators used the Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System, a population-based surveillance system, to analyze data on more than 193,000 U.S. women with live births between 2004 and 2008.
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New teen data — What it means for your practice
A new analysis of national data carries good news the percentage of teens who have experienced sexual intercourse has declined significantly.
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Affordable Care Act makes impact on costs of many forms of birth control
Results of an analysis of a large national insurer’s prescription claims database indicate the average out-of-pocket expense for a pill prescription fell from $32.74 in the first six months of 2012 to $20.37 in the first six months of 2013, which is a 38% decline, while similar expenses for an intrauterine device insertion fell from $262.38 to $84.30, a 68% drop.
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HPV vaccination: Many teens still not receiving the shot
The latest estimates indicate that 60% of adolescent girls and 42% of adolescent boys have received one or more doses of HPV vaccine.
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The Top 10 Mistakes You May Be Making In Your Case Management Department! Part 4
This month, we are continuing with the final three issues related to opportunities for improvement in how you structure and organize your case management department, as well as how things are operationalized by the staff.
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CMS continues its push for quality-based reimbursement
The final rule for the Inpatient Prospective Payment System for fiscal 2016 continues the CMS transition from Medicare fee-for-service to reimbursement that is based on quality.
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Community partnerships keep patients safe after discharge
As part of its safe transitions program, Swedish Edmonds Hospital has partnered with two local fire departments to enhance follow-up care for patients being discharged to home from the emergency department.
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Care management assistants help improve patient flow, care transitions
The addition of care management assistants to the care management team at Spectrum Health Grand Rapids hospitals has contributed to work flow efficiencies, compliance, interdisciplinary teamwork, and smooth transitions of care.
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Technology is essential today, but there are pitfalls
Technology, which was supposed to make case managers’ jobs easier, save time, and reduce stress, can also create problems, limit communication, and increase the silos that healthcare professionals are trying to eliminate.
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Case managers just can’t do it all alone
It’s not just the responsibility of the case manager to support good transitions, reduce avoidable readmissions, and improve patient safety and quality care during and after the hospital stay.