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While increasing dentist participation in Medicaid can help increase the likelihood of children receiving restorative and preventive dental care, more changes are needed to increase the programs effectiveness, according to a study of the Alabama and Georgia Medicaid programs.
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Four members of Congress are attempting to help families whose only option for obtaining mental health help for a seriously ill child is to relinquish custody to the state.
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Passport Health Plan of Louisville, a Medicaid-only plan in Kentucky created to save money, improve quality indicators, and satisfy its members, is succeeding primarily, its president says, because it was created by doctors and keeps doctors in charge.
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In employee health, safety culture is the Holy Grail. If you have a strong one, employees are more likely to comply with rules and use equipment designed to protect them and their patients. But what is a safety culture? How do you get one?
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Employees at Childrens Hospital in Birmingham, AL, enjoy quick e-mail quizzes that test their knowledge of Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act requirements and give them a chance to win stuffed hippos.
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What do a stuffed hippopotamus and a very cool hippie have in common? Both are tools used by hospitals to reinforce patient privacy
regulations stipulated by the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act.
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If youve been holding out hope that something would happen to stop the $1,590 cap on outpatient therapy for 2003, its time to buckle down and put plans in place to help your patients who are likely to hit the cap before the end of December.
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If you look closely at two lists from U.S. News & World Reports annual health care survey, youll see an overlap. The Institute for Rehabilitation and Research (TIRR) in Houston makes its 14th appearance on the list of the best rehab hospitals in America. TIRR grabbed the No. 2 ranking for the third year in a row.
Now look at the list of Americas best physicians, and youll find no fewer than five doctors associated with TIRR.
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