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Telemonitoring reduces HF readmissions
At-risk members with heart failure are eligible to participate in UCare's telemonitoring program, which has dramatically reduced inpatient admissions and emergency department visits. -
Antibiotic stewardship as a weapon against C. diff
The critical importance of antibiotic stewardship has been emphasized to save the dwindling efficacy of antibiotics, stave off a post-antibiotic era, and cut costs due to unnecessary drug use in the first few years of such programs.
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Findings underscore value of palliative care
There is new evidence that initiating palliative care consults in the ED results in shorter hospital lengths of stay (LOS). -
Health plan, community team up for DM
WellCare Health Plans is partnering with community-based organizations that provide social safety net services to provide a diabetes management program for its members. -
Pharmacists provide medication guidance
Through Capital District Physicians' Health Plan's medication therapy management program, pharmacists in the community and embedded in large primary care practices work with patients to help them adhere to their treatment plan. -
High spiritual support linked to more aggressive end-of-life care
Patients with high spiritual support were more likely to receive aggressive end-of-life medical treatment, according to a recent study. -
Ethical "pushback" may be needed with cost-containment efforts
Cost as an ethical concern in health care was addressed in the 2013 Hastings Center Guidelines for Decisions on Life-Sustaining Treatment and Care Near the End of Life. -
Smartphones posing new ethical challenges with clinical photography
Ethical concerns involving clinical photography using smartphones include patient privacy, unscrupulous use, informed consent, and security. -
Microbiome research poses some unique ethical issues
Microbiome research poses many of the same ethical concerns as genetic testing, and also some unique ethical considerations. -
What do you know about effectiveness of ethics consults? Data are often lacking
To demonstrate the effectiveness of clinical ethics consultations, organizations need to show that the outcome was better than it would have been without the ethics consultation, but these data are often lacking.