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Patient ID a Top Source of Error; Newborns High Risk
Wrong-patient errors linked to identification are significant and may correlate with increasing patient volume and frequent handoffs among providers, plus increased data sharing, research indicates.
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Study: ACA Resulted in Fewer Uninsured People in EDs
A new study of patients in Illinois found that fewer uninsured people visited the ED after implementation of the Affordable Care Act.
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Program Targets Frail Seniors, Offering Help with Independence
A case management program that targets frail seniors with a combined case management and technological tool solution produced significant cost savings in a pilot study.
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Lobbying Congress for Case Management in New Era
When case management organizations and advocates descend on Capitol Hill in 2017, they’ll have to assume the groundwork they’ve laid for eight years has been excavated. Years of careful education about case management, established in one-on-one meetings with people who affect healthcare policy, will have been largely erased.
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The ACA is Poised for Chopping Block — What Happens to Case Management?
Case Management Advisor asked healthcare and case management experts to predict how a rescinded or partially repealed ACA might affect the current trend toward population health, care coordination, and enhanced need for case management.
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Dietary Supplement Trends, 1999-2012
The authors reported that approximately 25% of supplement use had been recommended by a healthcare provider.
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New Tools for Glucose Monitoring
Does the FreeStyle Libre outperform traditional fingerstick methodologies?
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Placebo for Osteoarthritis Pain
Positive placebo response from patients occurs most fruitfully when patients feel safe, calm, and validated by their clinician.
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Are We Using Novel Oral Anticoagulants Wisely?
Researchers retrospectively analyzed data from 224 patients who had been prescribed reduced-dose novel oral anticoagulants to determine if the dose reductions had been according to appropriate indications (as per labeling) as well as appropriate in amount of dose reduction. -
Lung Cancer Screening at a VA Medical Center
It is incumbent on clinicians to offer screening to appropriately selected patients.