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Physicians aligned with Sutter Health in Sacramento, CA, are giving glowing reviews to a care coordination program they once failed to recognize, pleased that it is meeting myriad patients needs and saving office time in the bargain.
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The Breakthrough Series Collaborative model effectively employed by the Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI) on a national level has been translated successfully to the regional level in the state of Washington, achieving significant improvement in the self-care efforts of diabetes patients and clinical improvements in areas such as blood sugar and cholesterol.
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When health care costs for its employees soared by 60% and out-of-network claims increased by 20% in just a few years, Davis Memorial Hospital in Elkins, WV, took action. The 90-bed community hospital called on the expertise of Tod Thorpe, RN, CPC-H, its former case management director, to manage the health care of its 650 full-time equivalent employees.
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Greenfield RH. Oral vitamin C. Altern Med Alert 2004;7(7):84.
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Krochmal R, Hardy ML. Green tea and breast and prostate cancer chemoprevention. Altern Med Alert 2004;7(7):78-83.
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Kim YH. Efficacy of acupuncture for treating back pain. Altern Med Alert 2004;7(7):73-78.
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Complications of sickle cell disease are a common presentation to the emergency department. Emergency physicians and nurses must treat complications of this disease process aggressively.
