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A potentially onerous hospital discharge rule proposed in April 2006 by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is significantly less burdensome in its final form.
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You read it in the newspaper or hear about it on the news almost every day: The country's obesity epidemic is out of control. And with Americans' ever-growing girth comes an epidemic of health problems, ranging from hypertension and diabetes to osteoarthritis and heart disease.
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Bariatric surgery works wonders, but it's not a miracle cure. That's why insurers and hospitals alike take pains to make sure their patients are prepared for the surgery and the lifestyle changes it requires.
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While the rapid growth of hospital-based palliative care programs is the good news, the bad news is the wide range of quality and standards that exist, notes Betty Ferrell, PhD, RN, research scientist at City of Hope National Medical Center in Los Angeles and chair of the National Consensus Project for Quality Palliative Care (NCP) Task Force.
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List the components of patient- and family-centered care and many would think it was the formula for good education. The four core concepts include "dignity and respect," "information sharing," "participation," and "collaboration."
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Members who seek treatment for depression and anxiety from a primary care physician are getting help managing their condition through a new program from CIGNA HealthCare.
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For many years, many people thought of depression as an imaginary disease, but the health care industry is beginning to recognize how prevalent depression really is and is taking steps to help people learn to cope with this devastating disease.
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A team of behavioral health case managers and disease management case managers work together to manage the care for members with chronic diseases and depression at Health Alliance Plan.
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Patients who recently were hospitalized but who may not be eligible for disease management or care management programs get support in complying with their post-discharge instructions through a care management followup program by BlueCross BlueShield of Minnesota.
