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In a report titled Low Health Literacy: Implications for National Health Policy, issued by the University of Connecticut in Storrs, the authors state that at every point of securing health care services, patients are required to read and understand important information.
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An asthma management program that includes telephonic case management, home visits, and physician incentives has saved money and earned accolades for Priority Health, a health plan company based in Grand Rapids, MI.
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Increasing the percentage of patients who show improvement in dyspnea from the 2005 baseline score of 57.6% to 73% in November 2007 earned a certificate of achievement from the Oklahoma Foundation for Medical Quality (OFMQ) for Sequoyah Memorial Homecare-Home Health in Sallisaw, OK.
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Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is an important public health problem. It has the potential for long-term complications with persistent morbidity, and also can result in missed school and workdays.
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Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) outside of the hospital setting has complicated the management of skin and soft-tissue infections (SSTIs). Healthcare-associated MRSA (HA-MRSA) has been studied for some time, but with the emergence of community-associated MRSA (CA-MRSA) there are new concerns regarding pathogenesis, treatment, and prevention.
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Seven Medicaid regulations issued by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) could cost states nearly $50 billion over the next five years - more than three times the $15 billion CMS estimated, according to a report by U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
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First the good news: Regional pandemic preparedness workshops conducted by the National Governors Association (NGA) last year with 27 states and territories found there is increased awareness in state governments of the problem and potential widespread impact of a pandemic.
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Bills aimed at easing post-Katrina mental health crisis
