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August 2016 - FRMC

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08/15/2016
Recent research presented at AAIC 2016 in Toronto revealed that underuse of Medicare Annual Wellness Visits (AWV) represents missed opportunities to screen for early signs of cognitive impairment and to promote cognitive health.
Recent research presented at AAIC 2016 in Toronto revealed that underuse of Medicare Annual Wellness Visits (AWV) represents missed opportunities to screen for early signs of cognitive impairment and to promote cognitive health.
Recent research presented at...
08/15/2016
First Report Managed Care
Department
08/15/2016
New data from the Halting Antipsychotic use in Long Term care project (HALT) showed that it is possible to deliver effective care to patients suffering from the behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia (BPSD) while also reducing the...
New data from the Halting Antipsychotic use in Long Term care project (HALT) showed that it is possible to deliver effective care to patients suffering from the behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia (BPSD) while also reducing the...
New data from the Halting...
08/15/2016
First Report Managed Care
Department
08/15/2016
Patients with Alzheimer’s disease who received treatment had lower health care costs and lower mortality rates when compared with patients with Alzheimer’s disease who did not receive treatment for the condition, according to research...
Patients with Alzheimer’s disease who received treatment had lower health care costs and lower mortality rates when compared with patients with Alzheimer’s disease who did not receive treatment for the condition, according to research...
Patients with Alzheimer’s...
08/15/2016
First Report Managed Care
08/15/2016
A newly proposed rule to extend full practice authority to all VA advanced nurse practitioners meets opposition from physician associations. 
A newly proposed rule to extend full practice authority to all VA advanced nurse practitioners meets opposition from physician associations. 
A newly proposed rule to extend...
08/15/2016
First Report Managed Care
08/15/2016
Often, managing complex populations through public programs can be difficult due to things like patient inexperience with the health care system and transience.
Often, managing complex populations through public programs can be difficult due to things like patient inexperience with the health care system and transience.
Often, managing complex...
08/15/2016
First Report Managed Care
08/15/2016
Although UPMC has not been accused of preventing steering, it has been under the microscope in the past. 
Although UPMC has not been accused of preventing steering, it has been under the microscope in the past. 
Although UPMC has not been...
08/15/2016
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News

News
08/15/2016
While a California bill to restrict payer-driven clinical pathways was defeated, a similar bill was recently proposed in Connecticut, further stoking the debate between whether or not payers should be allowed to have input in the development...
While a California bill to restrict payer-driven clinical pathways was defeated, a similar bill was recently proposed in Connecticut, further stoking the debate between whether or not payers should be allowed to have input in the development...
While a California bill to...
08/15/2016
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Department

Managed Care Q&A
08/15/2016
An interview with Jeffrey D Clough, MD, assistant professor of medicine, Duke University School of Medicine.
An interview with Jeffrey D Clough, MD, assistant professor of medicine, Duke University School of Medicine.
An interview with Jeffrey D...
08/15/2016
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News Connection
08/15/2016
The Health Outcomes, Planning, and Education (HOPE) for Alzheimer’s Act, a bill designed to reduce health care costs by reimbursing prompt diagnosis and care planning for Alzheimer’s disease, gained bipartisan support in Congress, according...
The Health Outcomes, Planning, and Education (HOPE) for Alzheimer’s Act, a bill designed to reduce health care costs by reimbursing prompt diagnosis and care planning for Alzheimer’s disease, gained bipartisan support in Congress, according...
The Health Outcomes, Planning,...
08/15/2016
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News Connection
08/15/2016
Recent research in the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) National Health Statistics Reports found that most US states provide adequate health care within prisons, including mental health care, infectious disease screenings,...
Recent research in the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) National Health Statistics Reports found that most US states provide adequate health care within prisons, including mental health care, infectious disease screenings,...
Recent research in the Centers...
08/15/2016
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