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As a result of a low-tech, high-touch case management program for women at risk for preterm delivery, preterm deliveries for ConnectiCare, a small, regional HMO based in Farmington, CT, consistently run 10% to 20% below national and regional averages.
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A diabetes management program that combines education, disease management, and case management has resulted in a 19% reduction in hospital admissions per thousand among members with diabetes for Blue Care Network of Michigan.
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With 15% of Medicare patients representing 75% to 80% of Medicare costs, it is no surprise that Section 721 of the Medicare Modernization Act calls for the development of chronic care improvement organizations that address the management of patients with chronic illnesses.
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Return to work (RTW) is one of the occupational health professionals primary services to patients. But RTW is not just about the employee its also about the employer and the workplace. Recognizing that fact can mean the difference between a successful RTW plan and one thats not.
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Using a multifaceted approach that includes telephone communication, ongoing education, and case management services, CIGNA Health Care is providing a disease management program for Medicare beneficiaries in Georgia with complex diabetes and congestive heart failure.
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The University of Washington School of Public Health and Community Medicine in Seattle, has received a two-year, $656,000 grant from The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation to evaluate the impact of Group Health Cooperatives recent innovations to improve access and quality of care for its members.
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Before clinical staff at the University of Washington Medical Center in Seattle provide care to a patient from another culture, they consult the hospitals Culture Clues, one-page laminated sheets with key points about a particular culture and how its members generally perceive health care.
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To comply with the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations new National Patient Safety Goal to reduce the risk of patient harm resulting from falls, you must assess and periodically reassess each patients risk of falling including the potential risk associated with the patients medication regimen and take action to address any identified risks.
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When the Greenville (SC) Hospital System realized it was serving a growing population that didnt speak English, the four-hospital system launched a diversity initiative that not only helps staff understand the multicultural patients it treats but has the goal of making the hospitals the health care providers of choice among the citys immigrant population.
