News tagged with health care management
New GSA resources lay foundation for relieving seniors' pain
The pain suffered by older adults is the shared focus of the two newest entries in The Gerontological Society of America's (GSA) From Publication to Practice series. Together they address both pain management and new labeling changes for one ...
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Jan 31, 2012 |
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To fight epidemic of unnecessary suffering, Stanford dean calls for major public health campaign
The amount of needless suffering caused by both acute and chronic pain in the United States is a major, overlooked medical problem that requires improved education at multiple levels, stretching from the implementation of ...
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Jan 18, 2012 |
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Research finds Medicare and private insurance spending similar throughout Texas
Variations in health care spending by Medicare and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas (BCBSTX) are similar throughout the state despite previous research, which found significant spending differences between the private and ...
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Dec 21, 2011 |
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Improving patient care by improving nurses' work environment
While nurse-to-patient ratios are widely recognized as an important factor in determining the quality of patient care, those ratios are not always easy to change without significant cost and investment of resources. What's ...
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Nov 30, 2011 |
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Use of retail medical clinics rises 10-fold over 2-year period, study finds
Use of retail medical clinics located in pharmacies and other retail settings increased 10-fold between 2007 and 2009, according to a new RAND Corporation study.
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Nov 22, 2011 |
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Report identifies community health centers as America's 'first responders' in fighting obesity
Community health centers (CHCs) and primary care providers working in other settings will increasingly become America's obesity "first responders," needed to provide weight-related health services as the nation continues ...
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Nov 08, 2011 |
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Mother's postpartum oxycodone use: No safer for breastfed infants than codeine
Doctors have been prescribing codeine for postpartum pain management for many years, and, until recently, it was considered safe to breastfeed while taking the opioid. But the death of an infant exposed to codeine through ...
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Sep 06, 2011 |
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New research identifies GP and parental reluctance to address childhood obesity
One in five 11-year-old children is currently defined as obese, and the country faces a potentially huge burden of increased obesity-associated morbidity and early mortality. New research by the University of Bristol has ...
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Jul 28, 2011 |
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Mail-order pharmacy for new statin prescriptions achieve better cholesterol control
Kaiser Permanente Northern California patients who obtained new statin prescriptions via a mail-order pharmacy achieved better cholesterol control in the first 3-15 months following the initiation of therapy -- compared to ...
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Jul 22, 2011 |
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Diabetic kidney disease on the rise in America, despite improved diabetes care
Diabetic kidney disease has become more prevalent in the United States over the past 20 years, despite a substantial increase in the use of medications for the treatment of people with diabetes, according to a study to be ...
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Jun 21, 2011 |
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Medicaid managed care plans owned by public companies have higher adminstrative costs
A new Commonwealth Fund report finds that Medicaid managed care plans that are owned by publicly traded for-profit companies whose primary line of business is managing Medicaid enrollees spent an average of 14 percent of ...
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Jun 15, 2011 |
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Effective pain management crucial to older adults' well-being
Improved management of chronic pain can significantly reduce disability in older adults, according to the latest issue of the WHAT'S HOT newsletter from The Gerontological Society of America (GSA). ...
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Apr 11, 2011 |
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