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As part of its efforts to take a proactive approach to heart disease, Health Net Inc. has launched the first-ever Medicare Advantage Special Needs Plan designed specifically for seniors with high cholesterol.
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Face-to-face contact is an essential part of managing the care of patients with end-stage renal disease, says Cristina Walter, MS, RN-BC, CCM, CCP, regional operations director, DaVita VillageHealth.
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Despite higher costs for imaging and therapy for back and neck problems of employees, work limitations and disability claims aren't improving, says a new study.
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Fifty more trucks produced a year. That's the result of regaining just six more days of productivity per injured employee, as a result of a musculoskeletal disability management program implemented in Warrenville, IL-based Navistar's truck division.
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"You don't need to build a half-million dollar fitness center to have a fitness program," says Don R. Powell, PhD, president and CEO of the American Institute for Preventive Medicine, a wellness program provider based in Farmington Hills, MI.
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Physical therapy is becoming more commonplace as health care professionals who specialize in this field take staff positions at hospitals, outpatient clinics, home health agencies, nursing homes, and sports and fitness facilities.
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An intensive case management program for patients with end-stage renal disease resulted in an 83% drop in hospitalization in just six months for members of DaVita VillageHealth's Special Needs Plan.
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When assessing whether a pneumonia patient's condition may be life-threatening, begin with the "A, B, C, Ds," says Amanda Person, RN, an ED nurse at Methodist North Hospital in Memphis, TN:
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(Editor's note: This is the third of a three-part series on trauma care in the ED. This story covers self-inflicted trauma. Previous issues covered neurological assessment of children involved in motor vehicle accidents and violence-related trauma.)
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Patients with chemical exposure "should be quarantined from the rest of the department, medically stabilized, and decontaminated," says Theresa Patrick, RN, BSN, clinical resource nurse for the ED at University of North Carolina Chapel Hill. Patrick gives these tips: