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Everyone knows that inconsistencies in health care can adversely affect patient outcomes, waste time and resources, and ultimately cost the consumer, the provider, and the health plan money.
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Pharmacy data are an integral part of case management of chronically ill patients covered under Horizon/Mercy, with headquarters in Trenton, NJ.
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During October 2002, case managers from CIGNA HealthCare made hundreds of calls to female members reminding them to get a mammogram and educating them about breast cancer risks.
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The personal touch pays off for a health plan, Terri Cox Glassen, RN, MN, asserts.
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Theres an increased demand for the services of case managers but, at the same time, a shortage of nurses, who typically move into the case management role.
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While Americans still are unhappy on the whole with managed care, hostility and criticism have declined from their peak in 2000,
a new poll by Harris Interactive has found.
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How many times have you tested patients to determine their HIV status, never to see them return for the test results? Get ready for that scene to change; the Food and Drug Administrations (FDA) recent approval of a new test designed to detect HIV-1 antibodies in fingerstick whole blood samples will allow you to deliver the results in about 20 minutes.
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Put syphilis detection on your radar screen: Overall rates of primary and secondary syphilis have increased slightly for the first time in more than a decade, according to a new report from the Atlanta-based Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).1
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Get set to add more generic oral contraceptives (OCs) to your list of available birth control options as Corona, CA-based Watson Pharmaceuticals is rolling out its brand equivalents of Ortho-Cyclen and Ortho-Novum 7/7/7, two popular pills originally developed by Raritan, NJ-based Ortho-McNeil Pharmaceutical.
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While U.S. abortion rates are dropping, particularly among teens, the decline is not equally shared among all women. Rates have increased among those who are economically disadvantaged, according to just-published research from the New York City-based Alan Guttmacher Institute (AGI).