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Racial Disparities in Odds of 30-Day Hospital Readmission in a Medicare Population
04/18/2011
It has been well documented that racial disparities exist in healthcare, but little is known about disparities in rates of hospital readmissions between black patients and white patients. Reducing readmissions has gained attention as a policy...
It has been well documented that racial disparities exist in healthcare, but little is known about disparities in rates of hospital readmissions between black patients and white patients. Reducing readmissions has gained attention as a policy...
It has been well documented that...
04/18/2011
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Latest Tracking Poll Shows Little Change in Views of Healthcare Reform Law
04/18/2011
The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act was signed into law in March 2010. The latest tracking poll conducted by the Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation found that despite ongoing efforts by the federal government to educate the American...
The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act was signed into law in March 2010. The latest tracking poll conducted by the Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation found that despite ongoing efforts by the federal government to educate the American...
The Patient Protection and...
04/18/2011
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Medicaid Enrollment Expected to Increase by 16 Million in 8 Years
04/18/2011
The Congressional Budget Office and other forecasters estimate that by 2019 an additional 16 million people in the United States will enroll in Medicaid, thanks to provisions included in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. As a...
The Congressional Budget Office and other forecasters estimate that by 2019 an additional 16 million people in the United States will enroll in Medicaid, thanks to provisions included in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. As a...
The Congressional Budget Office...
04/18/2011
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Screening Mammography in Women with a Personal History of Breast Cancer
04/18/2011
Women with a personal history of breast cancer (PHBC) are at risk of developing second breast cancers. The second cancers can be ipsilateral (in-breast recurrence or new ipsilateral cancer) or contralateral. The risk of a second breast cancer...
Women with a personal history of breast cancer (PHBC) are at risk of developing second breast cancers. The second cancers can be ipsilateral (in-breast recurrence or new ipsilateral cancer) or contralateral. The risk of a second breast cancer...
Women with a personal history of...
04/18/2011
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Breast Cancer Treatment with SLND Alone Shows Similar Survival Rates to ALND
04/18/2011
Among women with invasive breast cancer and sentinel node metastasis, the use of sentinel lymph node dissection (SLND) alone was shown to be noninferior in terms of survival compared with the standard treatment, axillary lymph node dissection...
Among women with invasive breast cancer and sentinel node metastasis, the use of sentinel lymph node dissection (SLND) alone was shown to be noninferior in terms of survival compared with the standard treatment, axillary lymph node dissection...
Among women with invasive breast...
04/18/2011
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Cost-Effectiveness of Supportive Counseling with Smoking Cessation Interventions
04/18/2011
There are approximately 440,000 deaths due to coronary heart disease (CHD) each year in the United States, and smoking is the most preventable risk factor in the development of CHD. The association of smoking with acute myocardial infarction...
There are approximately 440,000 deaths due to coronary heart disease (CHD) each year in the United States, and smoking is the most preventable risk factor in the development of CHD. The association of smoking with acute myocardial infarction...
There are approximately 440,000...
04/18/2011
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Medicaid Beneficiaries and Serious Mental Illness
04/18/2011
Arlington, Virginia—Medicaid patients with serious mental illness are less inclined to adhere to their medications, visit providers, and undergo preventive services. Many also have chronic conditions and risk factors such as smoking, poor...
Arlington, Virginia—Medicaid patients with serious mental illness are less inclined to adhere to their medications, visit providers, and undergo preventive services. Many also have chronic conditions and risk factors such as smoking, poor...
Arlington, Virginia—Medicaid...
04/18/2011
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Emerging research has indicated that it is possible to meet current daily physical activity guidelines while still being too sedentary, which increases the risk of death and disease despite physical activity that is taking place.
Emerging research has indicated that it is possible to meet current daily physical activity guidelines while still being too sedentary, which increases the risk of death and disease despite physical activity that is taking place.
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Best Practices in Medicaid Claims Administration and Oversight
12/02/2014
Every Medicaid operation needs high-performing claims administration. With strict medical loss ratios as required by healthcare reform, ongoing regulatory changes, timeliness, and payment accuracy relevant to provider pricing and benefit...
Every Medicaid operation needs high-performing claims administration. With strict medical loss ratios as required by healthcare reform, ongoing regulatory changes, timeliness, and payment accuracy relevant to provider pricing and benefit...
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Biologics: Changing the Treatment Scope for Psoriasis and Psoriatic Arthritis: References
12/01/2014
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References 1. Levy LL, Solomon SM, Emer JJ. Biologics in the treatment of psoriasis and emerging new therapies in the pipeline. Psoriasis: Targets and Therapy. 2012;2:29-43. 2. Bhosle MJ, Kulkarni A, Feldman SR, Balkrishnan. Quality of life...
References 1. Levy LL, Solomon SM, Emer JJ. Biologics in the treatment of psoriasis and emerging new therapies in the pipeline. Psoriasis: Targets and Therapy. 2012;2:29-43. 2. Bhosle MJ, Kulkarni A, Feldman SR, Balkrishnan. Quality of life...
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Discover how health care contact centers can transform into drivers of value-based care through AI, automation, upskilling agents, and rethinking workflows and metrics to improve patient outcomes and population health.
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