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Increasing the percentage of patients who show improvement in dyspnea from the 2005 baseline score of 57.6% to 73% in November 2007 earned a certificate of achievement from the Oklahoma Foundation for Medical Quality (OFMQ) for Sequoyah Memorial Homecare-Home Health in Sallisaw, OK.
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An asthma management program that includes telephonic case management, home visits, and physician incentives has saved money and earned accolades for Priority Health, a health plan company based in Grand Rapids, MI.
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In a report titled Low Health Literacy: Implications for National Health Policy, issued by the University of Connecticut in Storrs, the authors state that at every point of securing health care services, patients are required to read and understand important information.
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Face-to-face case management for members at high risk for health care exacerbations has paid off for Great-West Healthcare, a Greenwood Village, CO, health plan that serves as a third-party administrator for about 6,000 self-insured employer groups.
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To prevent infection following surgery, proper education is important and hand washing needs to be at the top of the list.
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Lack of access to health care can keep people from learning how to self-manage a chronic disease and how to appropriately use medical care to achieve good health.
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A behavioral health call center has an important role to play in the treatment of a psychiatric patient who presents at the ED, says Sue Altman, president of the Phoenix-based Call Center Consulting Network.
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Health care leaders at Shoal Creek Hospital in Austin, TX, and in the city as a whole are taking steps aimed to make it easier for psychiatric patients to get access to care.