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Taconic Professional Resources embeds case managers in 74 practices in the Capital District-Hudson Valley area in New York as part of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services' Comprehensive Primary Care Initiative.
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The current emphasis on care coordination and improved transitions means new opportunities for case managers.
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At Passport Health Plan, one team of case managers helps patients with short-term needs such as transportation assistance, the health plan's complex case managers provide long-term care coordination, and case managers embedded in clinics meet members face to face.
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As part of Cigna's Collaborative Accountable Care initiative, physician practices hire care coordinators who work with patients on following their treatment plan and link them to Cigna resources when needed.
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Feedback on clinical ethics consultations from patients, family, colleagues, and the ethics committee can improve the clinical ethics service and identify systemic problems.
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Only 26% of 7946 adults surveyed had an advance directive, according to a recent study. Lack of awareness was the most frequently reported reason for not having an advance directive. Most participants reported concerns about end-of-life care.
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The GUIDE (Genomic Uses in Infectious Disease & Epidemics) project is examining ethical, legal, social, and policy issues involving the application of genomics to prevention and treatment of infectious disease.
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Moving donors from hospitals to a free-standing organ recovery center resulted in significantly reduced surgeon hours, air travel, and cost, according to a recent study which analyzed 915 liver transplants performed from 2001 to 2011.
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Conflicts of interest are common among members of committees that produce clinical practice guidelines for specialty organizations, according to several recent studies.
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A group of bioethicists at New York Presbyterian Hospital implemented a new process to determine who can perform clinical ethics consults.