Trisha Lee

News Connection

Hospice Profit Status and Patient Diagnosis/Utilization Profile

05/13/2011

During the past decade, for-profit hospice agencies soared in number, while the number of nonprofit hospices remained virtually unchanged.

During the past decade,...

05/13/2011

First Report Managed Care

Healthcare Reform and Changes in Medicaid

11/29/2011

Trisha Lee ;

Medicaid is a low-income family health insurance program funded jointly by federal and state governments.

Medicaid is a low-income family...

11/29/2011

First Report Managed Care

Feature

Motivational Intervention with Parental Participation in Adolescent Alcohol Use

06/21/2011

Trisha Lee ;

There have been various efforts to improve awareness and to reduce substance abuse among adolescents. Studies have shown that for 18- to 19-year-old adolescents, an individual motivational interview (IMI) effectively reduces alcohol-related...

There have been various efforts...

06/21/2011

First Report Managed Care

Feature

Hip Fracture and Long-Term Home Exercise Programs

06/21/2011

Trisha Lee ;

There are >31,000 hip fracture cases per year in the United States, costing an estimated $14 million to $20 billion. The number of these cases is expected to rise to 700,000 in the United States and from 1.6 million currently worldwide to...

There are >31,000 hip...

06/21/2011

First Report Managed Care