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Nurses support at-risk women through pregnancy, early childhood
Through the Nurse-Family Partnership at Le Bonheur Children’s Hospital, low-income women who are pregnant for the first time are getting support in their home throughout the pregnancy and until the child is two years old. -
Health plan brings weight management to members in the community
Capital District Physicians Health Plan is expanding its Weigh 2 Be weight-management program as part of its efforts to improve the health of the community and reduce the rise in preventable diseases caused by obesity. -
Weight-loss program involves the entire family
When young, obese California Medicaid beneficiaries enroll in Health Net’s weight management program, a health coach involves the entire family in the program, called Fit Families for Life.
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CMS flu shot reporting raises thorny issue of vaccination status of hospital workers
Patients will soon be able to check the influenza vaccination rates of healthcare workers at the nation’s hospitals through Hospitalcompare.gov, a website of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). That specter of public reporting has helped spur the rising rates of flu vaccination in hospitals, but it will also reveal the continuing problem of tracking the vaccination status of doctors, advanced practice nurses and physician assistants who are not hospital employees. -
Understanding the keys to effective case management training
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Hospital improves joint replacement discharges
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Patient Education Quarterly: Feedback tool improves staff documentation
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Critical Path Network: Knock the wind out of asthma with Asthma CareWay
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Critical Path Network: Relive Saint Vincents' experience in audio replay
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Critical Path Network: JCAHO offers disease-specific care certification