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By using state-of-the-art technology to ensure that members receive preventive care measures and rewarding staff, physicians, and members when the preventive services are rendered, Health Plan of Michigan has increased its membership dramatically and is ranked No. 10 among the Nation's Best Health Plans by U.S. News & World Report and NCQA.
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Lack of access to health care can keep people from learning how to self-manage a chronic disease and how to appropriately use medical care to achieve good health.
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The number of child sexual abuse cases could be dramatically cut by educating adults on how to prevent it from happening, says Nancy Chandler, ACSW, executive director of the Georgia Center for Child Advocacy in Atlanta.
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In today's litigious society, it's important for case managers to understand the laws and regulations that affect their practice and to protect themselves against lawsuits and allegations of fraud and abuse.
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UCare's diabetes disease management program that rewards Medicare Advantage members for receiving their recommended examinations and tests has resulted in a decrease in hospitalization and emergency room visits.
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After a countywide smoking ban was implemented in Indiana's Monroe County, hospital admissions for heart attacks dropped 70% for non-smokers, but not for smokers, according to a new study.
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Including patients and family members in everything from developing a plan of care to making changes in the hospital's physical appearance has paid off at MCGHealth in Augusta, GA.
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When MCGHealth was planning a new neuroscience unit at its Augusta, GA, facility, patients and family members were involved every step of the way.
