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An iPhone app that measures the user's heart rate is not only a popular feature with consumers, but it sparked an idea for a researcher at Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI), in Worcester, MA, who is now turning smart phones, and eventually tablet devices, into sophisticated medical monitors able to capture and transmit vital physiological data.
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The key to managing the care of a multicultural population is to understand the people with whom you are working and to be aware of the challenges they face, says Sherry Rumbaugh, RN, director of care coordination for Passport Health Plan, a Medicaid health plan with headquarters in Louisville, KY.
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The ED at Sinai Hospital of Baltimore sees a fair number of patients who frequent the facility for primary care, mental health needs, and other services that emergency providers are not ideally suited to provide.
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Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey members who received care at patient-centered physician practices were able to avoid more than 1,200 emergency department visits and 260 inpatient admissions, which represents a savings of approximately $4.5 million.
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New opportunities are opening up for case managers in primary care as physician practices, healthcare systems, and health plans recognize the value of care coordination.
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Two years after the emergence of the H1N1 pandemic, hospitals are still learning lessons that may help avert serious problems in a future outbreak. Respiratory protection in particular became a contentious issue during the pandemic, and it remains an area of concern.
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Why wouldn't an employee participate in a free Health Risk Assessment (HRA) that offers over 50 data points with valuable information about his or her health? Volunteers can help you find out.
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An injured employee may feel completely ignored or conversely, given the impression that his or her every move is being monitored. Striking the right balance can result in a safe and quick return to work.
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Even though workers had diligently placed plastic bottles in a recycling bin in a company break room, staff were seen bagging these up, then throwing them in the regular trash can.
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According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, these industries had the highest rates of work-related injury and illness in the United States in 2010: