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Instead of waiting until members develop diabetes to intervene, Molina Healthcare is offering members with pre-diabetes a chance to participate in the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) National Diabetes Prevention Program, a prevention program that encourages moderate weight loss, exercise, and lifestyle changes.
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For the past few years, the ED at St. Mary Medical Center in Langhorne, PA, has seen double-digit increases in patient volume. The surging demand has been difficult, to say the least. And by early 2012, administrators realized it was time for a change in course.
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How can you make sure that your nurses make a difference to the outcomes of your patients? According to a study in the January issue of Medical Care1, all it takes is a good patient/nurse ratio and good leadership.
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Faced with a growing population with diabetes and soaring costs for managing the disease, payers and providers are focusing on preventing and managing the disease that costs the American economy an estimated $245 billion a year a 41% increase over the $174 billion estimated cost in 2007, according to a report by the American Diabetes Association.
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Since Optima Health began its Mission Health wellness and disease management program five years ago at a large employer group, 84% of the 450 participants with diabetes have taken their medication as ordered, compared with just 55% when the program began.
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There arent enough healthy choices
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Count everyone in hospital for one day
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CDCs work-based program better than meds.
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New guidelines provide a simple response to occupational exposure to HIV.
