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Three factors depression, stress and obesity together account for about half of the variance in the average workers' compensation cost per case at PPG Industries.
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When you are developing a post-discharge care plan for patients who will need some assistance at home, make sure the patient and family understand what is required of them and that they are aware of all their options, including paying for private home care services.
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WellPoint Inc.'s disease management program, designed to improve care for members with bipolar disorder, reported a 22% increase in medication compliance and a 14% decrease in behavioral inpatient services for members during a recent outcomes revaluation.
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When patients don't follow their discharge instructions and end up back in the hospital, it may be that they simply don't understand what they were supposed to do at home.
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To manage chronic headaches, the sufferer must play a key role.
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Often, getting results from wellness programs requires a lot of money and time sometimes more than you have to give. Why not capitalize on a resource that is completely free that of positive peer pressure from co-workers? Some approaches:
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Senior citizens are living independently longer and staying out of the hospital and emergency department thanks to client-centered care coordination through two programs developed by UPMC, a large integrated health care delivery system with headquarters in Pittsburgh.
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Two oral medications for relapsing-remitting MS in phase III development; antihypertensives find new uses; Ginkgo biloba does not prevent cognitive decline in elderly; and FDA Actions
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A second human glucagon-like peptide 1 (glp-1) analog/receptor agonist has been approved by the FDA for the treatment of type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM2).